Werner Büttner

1954—
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Works

Plenty of room for all sorts of happiness viel raum fur allerlei gluck by werner buttner marlborough
Plenty of Room for all Sorts of Happiness (Viel Raum für allerlei Glück), 2017, oil on canvas, 94 1/2 × 74 3/4 in., 240 × 190 cm
Bttner everyone cracks fleas his own way... 2016 oil on canvas 74 75 x 59 in. 190 x 150 cm cnon 58.256 web
Everyone cracks fleas his own way ... (Jeder knackt die Flöhe auf seine Art ...), 2016, oil on canvas, 74 3/4 × 59 in., 189.9 × 149.9 cm
Bathing russians badende russen by werner buttner marlborough
Bathing Russians (Badende Russen), 1984, oil on linen, 2 panels, each 75 x 94 1/2 in., 190 x 240 cm, overall 75 x 189 in., 190 x 480 cm

Exhibitions

Victor Pasmore, Untitled, 1993, oil, spray paint and pencil on board, 48 x 96 in. / 121.9 x 243.8 cm
Summer / Autumn Selection
Jul 30 — Oct 7, 2020
London
A detail of the sculpture "Of Things Seen in the Sky - Fata Morgana" by Alice Aycock.
Works from the 1980s / Conceptual Photography
Jan 28 — Feb 29, 2020
New York, Chelsea
Büttner, something very blond comes to town (etwas sehr blondes betritt die stadt), 2018, oil on canvas, 74 3 4 x 59 in., 190 x 150 cm, cnon 60.825
Werner Büttner
Something very blond comes to town
Apr 2 — May 2, 2019
New York, Chelsea
Büttner, ein enttäuschter elève verlässt das haus von luxus, (disappointed pupil leaves the house of luxury), 1987, oil on canvas, 59 x 75 in., 150 x 190 cm
Werner Büttner
Plenty of Room for all Sorts of Happiness
May 24 — Jun 23, 2018
London
Lowman, i hereby give and bequeath to l.p.f my killer parking spot near the south exit, 2017, latex on linen, 63 x 90 x 1 1 2 in., 160 x 228.6 x 3.8 cm, cnon 59.138 photo by pierre le hors
FEEDBACK, curated by Leo Fitzpatrick
Jul 6 — Aug 4, 2017
New York, Chelsea
Büttner, kriegergroupies, warrior groupies, 2016, oil on canvas, 74.75 x 59 in, 190 x 150 cm, cnon 58.259
Werner Büttner
Poor Souls
Oct 27 — Dec 3, 2016
New York, Chelsea
Buttner everything is so wonderful to see, so terrible to be... 2011
Colliding Alien Cargo
Apr 30 — Jun 18, 2016
New York, Chelsea
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Werner Büttner
The Marking of the Abyss
Mar 4 — Apr 18, 2015
London

Selected Press

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artnet news
The Disturbing Paintings of Werner Büttner, Forgotten Bad Boy of German Art, Are Starting to Look Alarmingly Good
Feb 18, 2020
Werner büttner. something very blond comes to town. marlborough contemporary new york installation view 9 pierre le hors
Contemporary Fine Arts
Werner Büttner's CFA exhibition catalogue available to view online
Feb 8, 2020
Büttner, in the realm of the senses (im reich der sinne), 2018, oil on canvas, 74 3 4 x 74 3 4 in., 190 x 190 cm, cnon 60.828
Office Magazine
Werner Büttner interviewed in Office Magazine
Apr 13, 2019
Büttner, herodotus and thucydides, storytellers (herodot und thukydides geschichtenerzaehler), 2018, oil on canvas, 74 3 4 x 59 in., 190 x 150 cm, cnon 60.827
Flaunt Magazine
Marlborough | ~WILD YOUTH~ Werner Büttner
Apr 2, 2019
Büttner, thank you france (for monsieur monet and lascaux cave) (danke frankreich (für monsieur monet und höhle lascaux), 2017, oil on canvas, 59 × 47 1 4 in., 150 cm × 120 cm
Port Magazine
Werner Büttner: Humour in Darkness
Jun 20, 2018
Plenty of room for all sorts of happiness werner buttner modern painters marlborough
Modern Painters
Plenty of Room for all Sorts of Happiness
Jun 1, 2018
Werner buttner plenty of room for all sorts of happiness timeout london marlborough
TimeOut London
Werner Büttner's Plenty of Room for All Sorts of Happiness featured in TimeOut London
May 24, 2018
Weekend cheat sheet plenty of room for all sorts of happiness werner buttner surface mag marlborough
Surface Mag
Werner Büttner featured in Surface Mag's Weekend Cheat Sheet: May 21 - 28, 2018
May 23, 2018
Werner büttner. plenty of room for all sorts of happiness installation view 12
Widewalls
Werner Büttner's Plenty of Room for all Sorts of Happiness featured in Widewalls
May 23, 2018
Buettner portrait 2018 web
Marlborough
Werner Büttner in conversation with Stephanie Dieckvoss
May 22, 2018
Büttner, viel raum für allerlei glück (plenty of room for all sorts of happiness), 2017, oil on canvas, 95 x 75 in., 240 x 190 cm
Wall Street International Magazine
Werner Büttner featured in Wall Street International Magazine
May 21, 2018
Independent art fair opening emerging artists share the stage werner buttner max levai by nate freeman artsy marlborough
Artsy
Werner Büttner's presentation at Independent Art Fair featured in Artsy
Mar 9, 2018
Art to see and buy werner buttner by eve macsweeney vogue marlborough
Vogue
Werner Büttner's presentation at Independent Art Fair featured in Vogue
Mar 8, 2018
Werner buttner or whos afraid of intelligence by sofia silva turps banana marlborough
Turps Banana
Werner Büttner or Who's Afraid of Intelligence?
Jan 31, 2018
Werner buttner by austin considine art in america marlborough
Art in America
Art in America reviews Werner Büttner's Poor Souls
Mar 1, 2017
Büttner, am siebten tag aber war ruhe …, but on the seventh day a bit of peace and quiet …, 2016, oil on canvas, 74.75 x 74.75 in., 190 x 190 cm, cnon 58.253
The New York Times
Werner Büttner's Poor Souls reviewed in the New York Times
Nov 1, 2016
8 things to see this week werner buttner by sarah cascone artnet marlborough
artnet
Werner Büttner's Poor Souls featured in artnet's 7 Things to See This Week
Oct 25, 2016
Werner buttner detail aus einem massenmord detail of a mass murder 1986 240 x 190 cm1
Exhibition Hall Arsenals
Werner Büttner in Elective Affinities, Exhibition Hall Arsenals, Riga
Jun 17 — Aug 21, 2016
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Werner Büttner in Manifesta 11, Zurich
Jun 11 — Sep 9, 2016
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Groninger Museum
Werner Büttner in Nieuwe Wilden, Groninger Museum, Groninger
Apr 30 — Oct 23, 2016
Book cover news new
Marlborough
Book Launch - Werner Büttner in Conversation
Jan 28, 2016
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Focal Point Gallery
Werner Büttner in Duh? Art & Stupidity, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea
Nov 10, 2015 — Mar 26, 2016
St presse 80er ausstellungsansicht 5 web
Staedel Museum
Werner Büttner in The 80s: Figurative Painting in West Germany, Städel Museum, Frankfurt
Jul 22 — Oct 18, 2015