Modern and Contemporary Art East German Art Wasse, Ralf-Rainer Tenth anniversary of Galerie Oben. 1983. Silkscreen print on heavy-weight vellum. 65.5 x 49.5 cm (73.5 x 51.5 cm). Signed, dated and numbered. - Paper slightly yellowed, very slight stains on the reverse. Overall in very good condition. Excellent print with margins. The first of 100 copies. - Poster marking the invitation to the celebration of Galerie Oben’s tenth anniversary on 17 September 1983. - Galerie Oben was a significant venue within the alternative, non-conformist gallery scene of the GDR. Founded in 1973, it quickly developed into one of the most important hubs for avant-garde and oppositional East German art. Alongside leading artists from the GDR, it also represented major figures of West German post-war modernism such as Georg Baselitz. Silkscreen print on firm vellum. Signed, dated and numbered. – First of 100 copies. – Paper slightly yellowed, very slight stains on the reverse. Overall in very good condition. Superb impression with margins. - Poster issued to mark the invitation to the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Galerie Oben on 17 September 1983. - Galerie Oben was a significant venue within the alternative, non-conformist gallery scene of the GDR. Founded in 1973, it quickly developed into one of the most important hubs for avant-garde and oppositional East German art. In addition to leading artists from the GDR, it also represented major figures of West German post-war modernism such as Georg Baselitz.