Klaus Staudt German, b. 1932
Overview
Klaus Staudt at his studio
My works are metaphors of light, of space and movement.
Klaus Staudt (b. 1932 Otterndorf am Main, Germany) is one of the leading exponents of constructive and concrete art in Germany. Staudt studied medicine from 1954 – 1959 but after a visit to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, he started a course there in the studios of Ernst Geitlinger and Georg Meistermann. Together with Gerhard von Graevenitz and Jürgen Morschel, he founded the gallery nota in Munich in 1960 and became a member of the nouvelle tendance.
His oeuvre is based upon simple geometric forms encased in transparent Plexiglas which give the illusion of movement as the viewer’s eye travels, with the interplay between colour, light and shadow influencing perception. Exhibited continuously for over 40 years, in 1997 Staudt had a retrospective at Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt and his works are represented in many important public and private collections in Europe, including, the Daimler AG Collection, Stuttgart, the Museum of Concrete Art, Ingolstadt, and the Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, Kunstmuseum Basel.
Klaus Staudt lives and works in Frankfurt, Germany.
Works
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Klaus StaudtSpiel, 2025Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame85 x 85 x 6.6 cm
33 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 2 5/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtUntitled, 2025Plexiglas, acrylic on cardboard in wooden frame167 x 44.6 x 6 cm
65 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtDie Erhabenheit der Erscheinung, 2024Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame85 x 85 x 5.4 cm
33 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtSchatten des Lichtes, 2024Plexiglas, acrylic on cardboard in wooden frame80 x 80 x 5.5 cm
31 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtThe Colour of Light, 2024Orange tint Plexiglas, acrylic on cardboard in wooden frame85 x 85 x 5.5 cm
33 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtAll Over, 2022Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame70 x 70 x 7 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches -
Klaus StaudtIn motion, 2021Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame145 x 88 x 7 cm
57 1/8 x 34 5/8 x 2 3/4 inches -
Klaus StaudtLuce e Ombre, 2021Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame70 x 70 x 7 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches -
Klaus StaudtBeschwingt, 2020Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame60 x 60 x 7 cm
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/4 inches -
Klaus StaudtLight and shadows, 2019Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame70 x 70 x 7 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches -
Klaus StaudtStilles Erlebnis, 2016Plexiglas, acrylic paint on wood in wooden frame70 x 70 x 6 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtFuturistisch 1 WR-SG 110, 2002Plexiglas, emulsion paint on wood in wooden frame100.5 x 100.5 x 11.5 cm
39 5/8 x 39 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches -
Klaus StaudtKonkav-Konvex, 1989Plexiglas, acrylic on wood in wooden frame101 x 101 x 4 cm
39 3/4 x 39 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtTrennung, 1980Plexiglas, varnish and polystyrene in wooden frame70 x 70 x 8 cm
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtGespiegelt EOXXXVI GR, 1971Plexiglas, varnish and polystyrene in acrylic frame
40 x 40 x 6 cm
15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 3/8 inches -
Klaus StaudtPlexiglasobjekt, 1970Polystyrene white, grey, Plexiglas (transparent grey 801) in wooden frame71 x 71 x 7 cm
28 x 28 x 2 3/4 inches -
Klaus StaudtWeiss-gelb, 1967Emulsion paint on wood in Plexiglas box33 x 33 x 10 cm
13 x 13 x 4 inches -
Klaus StaudtVariante zentriert 2, 1965Plexiglas, emulsion paint on wood in acrylic box74 x 45 x 9 cm
29 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches -
Klaus StaudtHorizontal verandert, 1961Emulsion paint on wood in acrylic box frame60 x 60 x 6 cm
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches
Exhibitions
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Klaus Staudt
A Sense of Serenity 3 Apr - 30 May 2025The Mayor Gallery invites you to our forthcoming solo exhibition of Klaus Staudt (b. 1932 Otterndorf an der Elbe , Germany); one of the leading exponents of constructive and concrete...Read more -
Repetitions
2 Mar - 6 May 2022On the 100th anniversary of Répétitions by Paul Eluard and Max Ernst, a publication of collages and poems by the Dada and Surrealist artists, The Mayor Gallery in the countdown...Read more -
In Real Life
9 Jun - 29 Jul 2021After months of only following the artworld through our screens, many of us now miss the experience of seeing art in person. This Summer The Mayor Gallery celebrates that irreplaceable...Read more -
Three Colours
12 Apr - 5 Jun 2021We are excited that The Mayor Gallery will be re-open to the public from the 12 April with our comprehensive exhibition Three Colours, Red-White-Blue . A wide range of artists...Read more -
KLAUS STAUDT
LIGHT AND TRANSCENDENCE 15 Apr - 29 May 2015The Frankfurt based artist Klaus Staudt (b. 1932 Ottendorf am Main, Germany) has been one of the leading exponents of Constructive and Concrete art in Germany since the 1960s, together...Read more
Publications
News
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Walk-Around | Klaus Staudt: A Sense of Serenity
With James Mayor April 15, 2025Join James Mayor for an in-depth tour of our current exhibition, Klaus Staudt: A Sense of Serenity. Watch NowRead more -
NOT A DAY WITHOUT LINE
MUSEUM RITTER, GERMANY April 4, 2022Ends 24 April 2022 A first draft, a small sketch, a jotted-down thought: the line is regarded as the origin of every artistic idea, captured...Read more -
FINAL WEEK - KLAUS STAUDT
Leopold Hoesch Museum, DÜREN March 13, 2017FINAL WEEK The Leopold Hoesch Museum along with the Hurbertus Schoeller Stiftung presents a solo exhibion by Klaus Staudt. KLAUS STAUDT HORIZONTE LEOPOLD HOESCH MUSEUM...Read more -
KLAUS STUADT
INTERVIEW BY STUDIO INTERNATIONAL May 26, 2015Turning against the emotive, gesticular abstraction of Tachisme and Art Informel, Staudt’s predominantly grid-like reliefs, composed of a restricted set of materials and geometric shapes,...Read more
