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Lot 24
Peter Flinsch (German/Canadian, 1920 - 2010)
Estimate: $300 - $500
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| $2,500 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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"Matin." 1978. Pastel on paper. Signed and dated on the bottom right. Titled on the bottom left 'Matin,' or 'Morning' in French. 14 x 17".
"Flinsch, like many young Germans during the Nazi era, was obliged to join the Hitler Youth. At the onset of the Second World War he decided to fulfill his military obligation and joined the anti-aircraft artillery of the Luftwaffe. In 1942, after a Christmas party, he was spotted kissing another man and was charged under section 175-1 of the Third Reich's criminal code. He was sentenced to a disciplinary minesweeping unit where being overworked, underfed, and mistreated by fellow convicts he developed malaria.
At the end of the war in 1945, Flinsch began working as a theatre designer in Leipzig and Berlin and later as a publicity designer for Air France in Munich.
He subsequently moved to Vancouver in 1953, reuniting with his friend and lover Heino Heiden who was then the artistic director and choreographer for the Vancouver Ballet Company.” Wikipedia, “Peter Flinsch” November 19, 2025.
Provenance: property of a French collection.
Condition
Some toning on the edges and verso.
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