Helmut Gebhardt
Concrete compositions

31. January 2026 — 11. April 2026 | in the cabinet

To mark the 100th birthday of Helmut Gebhardt (1926-1989), we are exhibiting some of his concrete-constructive color linocuts in the cabinet. Helmut Gebhardt is considered a master of this technique, using it primarily in the 1980s to create images of clear geometry and classical formal rigor. A student of Wilhelm Lachnit and close friend of the old master Hermann Glöckner, he developed a quiet world of his own expressive possibilities with rhythmic divisions and layers of color that were sometimes overlapping, sometimes magnificently impasto.

  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 3“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Erlebnis Stahlwerk (Schleifen)“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Lichtjahre“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 25“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Dynamische Komposition II“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Erlebnis Stahlwerk“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 14“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 43“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 39“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 35“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 48“
  • Helmut Gebhardt – „Komposition 1“

Introduction

Helmut Gebhardt (1926–1989) studied under Wilhelm Lachnit at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts from 1947 to 1951 and is considered a master of color linocut, with clear constructivist lines and a strict focus on form since the early 1980s. Gebhard, who was a close friend and artistic soulmate of the old master of constructivism Hermann Glöckner, explores form with rhythmic divisions and a wealth of expressive possibilities. Clear geometric forms contrast with balanced colors on individual sheets and few variations. In the cabinet, we are showing a selection of his quiet color linocuts, which focus on the essentials and whose magnificently impasto layers of color underscore the richness of these unique prints.