Richard Lindner

American-German artist Richard Lindner (1901-1978) was one of the leading figure painters of the 21st century, known for his erotic and enigmatic portrayals of fascinating and ferocious women and was inspired by the raucous nature of the glitzy underground world of the city of New York or taken from American mass culture that the artist brought to the point of apotheosis. Bidsquare online auction features Richard Lindner Paintings, much of which has surreal, expressionistic exaggeration, and Cubist manipulations of form that reflect the influence of Neue Sachlichkeit and Dada, and his years as a successful illustrator and graphic designer for Vogue, Fortune, and Harper's Bazaar. 

Born of a German Jewish father and an American mother, he spent his formative years in Germany, studied in Munich, at the Academy of Fine Arts and later at Nuremberg. With highly defined outlines and bright colors that meld with mechanically-shaped people, Lindner’s ubiquitous characters articulate the garishness of people from the fringes of society, infusing his style in his distinctive Berlin cabaret culture of the 1930s that reflect the influence of German expressionism with some aspects of Pop art. 

Today, his work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, among others.

Interesting Facts about Richard Lindner

• Richard Lindner’s erotic portraits are bizarre combinations of human figures and machine-like elements.
• Richard Lindner grew up roaming the streets of Nuremberg and that inspired much of his works later in life.