Ferdinand Penker
Ferdinand Penker (born 1950 in Klagenfurt, died 2014 in Farrach) was an Austrian painter.
Ferdinand Penker
- Born
- 1950 · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
- Died
- 2014
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- German
Encyclopédie VALÉORINE
Le dossier documentaire
Chaque énoncé est lu dans les notices d’autorité des institutions nommées. Choisissez « Preuve » à côté d’un énoncé pour voir la notice d’où il est tiré, l’endroit précis et la date de lecture.
Ferdinand Penker (11 juin 1950 – 2 juin 2014) figure comme artiste, peintre et graphiste dans les notices d'autorité de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Vie
La naissance de Ferdinand Penker est enregistrée le 11 juin 1950 à Klagenfurt, et le décès le 2 juin 2014.
Activité
Lieu d'activité enregistré par la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek : San Francisco, California.
Institutions citées
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Non précisé par les sources citées: nationalité
Chaîne de lecture complète (JSON)Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Ferdinand Penker. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q48815471 · wikipedia · Ferdinand Penker
In this article
Life and works
Life and works
Ferdinand Penker studied medicine and art history in Graz. From 1977 to 1987 he taught as a professor at the University of California, Davis. With his work he has repeatedly asked questions on contemporary art, in particular on structure and order, shape and space, as well as line and color. His working method was characterized by working blocks within which he created individual and progressive series that differed only slightly. In the 90s, he expanded this way of working, with the tendency to a minimalist, monochromatic and radically decelerated painting, in the space. His work is generally assigned to the influence of constructive and concrete ideas, as well as American painting of color fields and of minimal art. Both the canvases and the works on paper by Ferdinand Penker address the painting itself, the process of creation and the different possibilities of perception.
Selected exhibitions
Selected exhibitions
• 2018: Daniel Marzona, Berlin (D) • 2015: "Ferdinand Penker Gedächtnis–Ausstellung", Museum der Wahrnehmung MUWA, Graz (A) • 2015: Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Wien (A) • 2010: "Yamanote", Sclater Street Platform, London (GB) • 2010: Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten, Klagenfurt (A) • 2008: "45 Views of a Square", Machiya Bunka Center, Tokyo (JP); Artist's Lodge, Ratingen (D) • 2006: "Obraselecta", NOSPACE, Casa Amarilla, San Jose, Costa Rica • 2003: "A Murder of Crows", Buchprojekt, Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz (A) • 2000: 97-99 Sclater Street, London (GB) • 1984: "A Room With A View", KALA Institute, Berkeley, California (USA) • 1981: Wiener Secession (A)
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Ferdinand Penker, revision 1365896186 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Cerha, Michael. Ferdinand Penker: Krähenmord und andere Abstraktionen. DER STANDARD. 24 August 2016.
- 2.Ritter. Ferdinand Penker : [Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten, Klagenfurt, 16. Dezember 2010 bis 28. Februar 2011]. 2010. 978-3-85415-464-8.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Christine Wetzlinger-Grundnig (ed. ): Ferdinand Penker. The monograph was published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten, 2010,
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 25 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Paintings
19,456 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Ferdinand MarinusArtist
- Ferdinand Max BredtArtist
- Ferdinand OlivierArtist
- Ferdinand PauwelsArtist
- Ferdinand PettrichArtist
- Ferdinand PiatnikArtist
- Ferdinand SchaussArtist
- Ferdinand SchirrenArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Ferdinand Penker?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.