Günter Haese

Günter HAESE (1924–2016) was born in Kiel. He studied together with Joseph Beuys and Erwin Heerich in the master class of Ewald Mataré at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts.
In the 1960s, his works were shown at several internationally recognized exhibitions. In 1964, he exhibited at documenta III in Kassel. In the same year, he became the first German artist to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Rockefeller family acquired two of his works.
In 1966, he represented the German Pavilion at the 33rd Venice Biennale. In 1969, he also took part in the 10th São Paulo Biennale.
In the following years, Haese’s works were exhibited in numerous national and international institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Museum Ulm, Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Kunsthalle Kiel, and Kestner Gesellschaft in Hanover.