Rosenthal artist plates - limited design classics
Rosenthal Artist Plate No. 14 by Almir Mavignier, 1979
Rosenthal limited art series, Studio line, edition of 5,000/3,855. Inscribed "Der künstler ist ein beamter des unbekannten" (Translation: The artist is an official of the unknown.) Produced in the 100th anniversary year of Rosenthal. Original box.
Almir da Silva Mavignier (1925 - 2018)
Almir da Silva Mavignier (*May 1, 1925, Rio de Janeiro – †September 3, 2018, Hamburg) was a painter and graphic artist of Brazilian descent, internationally known as an artistic representative of Concrete Art and Op Art. In the 1950s, he became known for his "dot pictures," his "grid structures," and Optical Art pictures, in which he combined elements of optical illusion with constructive clarity.
Mavignier studied at the renowned Ulm School of Design under masters such as Max Bill and Josef Albers. From 1958, he was part of the international artist group ZERO. In 1965, he accepted a professorship at the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts and established his studio there for the long term.
Mavignier's Artist Plate No. 14 is characterized by his typical concrete rigor. He uses clear forms, linear structures, and a reduced color scheme to visually reinforce the plate's motto—"the artist is an official of the unknown." Instead of decorative overload, he focuses on visual order and rhythmic repetition. The plate, with its graphic composition on porcelain, is an authentic example of Mavignier's Op Art aesthetic.
