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    Gerd Winner (1936–2026)

    German

    Gerd Winner was a German painter and printmaker whose work examined the structures and changing surfaces of the modern city. Born in Braunschweig in 1936, he became closely associated with screenprinting and the transformation of urban imagery. His collaboration with Chris Prater at Kelpra Studio in London began in 1970. Industrial buildings, transport systems and layered signs became material for an extended investigation of city space.

    Biography

    Gerd Winner (8 October 1936 – 8 April 2026) was a German painter and sculptor. A graduate of the Berlin University of the Arts, he was particularly renowned for his large-format public artworks, which he often created alongside Chris Prater in London. In 2008, he unveiled an altarpiece at a parish in Bad Gandersheim. In 2011, he was named an honorary citizen of Liebenburg. Today, his works can be found at the Tate gallery in London. Winner died in Liebenburg on 8 April 2026, at the age of 89.

    Available works

    Gerd Winner – Colonial Wharves

    Colonial Wharves

    Screenprint

    Gerd Winner – Dockland II

    Dockland II

    Screenprint

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    Marine painting

    Gerd Winner – Pennsylvania R. R.

    Pennsylvania R. R., 1973

    Screenprint

    Gerd Winner – Slow, Nebel I, Hell

    Slow, Nebel I, Hell

    Screenprint

    Gerd Winner – St. John's Wharf

    St. John's Wharf

    Screenprint

    Gerd Winner – Underground Highbury and Islington

    Underground Highbury and Islington

    Screenprint

    Collecting & enquiries

    Winner's urban imagery offers a way to collect the city as a layered visual experience. Compare the balance of architecture, signs and graphic structure across the works shown here. Enquire about individual print techniques, editions and condition rather than assuming every city image was produced in the same way.

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