Artist Plate N° 14 Almir Mavignier, Rosenthal
Data sheet
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Artist
- Mavignier (* 1. Mai 1925 in Rio de Janeiro; † 3. September 2018 in Hamburg)
Artist plate Almir Mavignier N° 14 Rosenthal studio-linie, limited art series, 1979 (100 years Rosenthal).
Sig. Mavignier and labeled "der Künstler ist ein beamter des unbekannten".
Almir da Silva Mavignier
was a painter and graphic artist of Brazilian descent, internationally known as an artistic representative of concrete art and op art.
He became known in the 1950s for his "dot pictures", his "grid structures" and optical art pictures. Mavignier was also active in the field of poster graphics and designed posters for art and cultural exhibitions. From 1958 onwards, Mavignier worked with the artists of the "Zero" group.
In 1965, Mavignier was appointed professor of painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg and also set up his studio there.