# K. H. Hödicke artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1938-02-21
- Nationality: German
- Movements: Berlin postwar figurative painting; associated with the Großgörschen 35 group
- Common media: oil painting, sculpture, watercolor, gouache, film, photography

## About K. H. Hödicke

Karl Horst Hödicke (1938–2024), often credited as K. H. Hödicke, was a German painter, sculptor, watercolorist, filmmaker, and photographer recognized as a central figure in Berlin's postwar art scene. Born on February 21, 1938, Hödicke initially studied architecture before turning to art, completing his training in 1964. That same year he co-founded Galerie Großgörschen 35, a seminal artist-run space in Berlin that became a hub for figurative painting and helped define a generation of West German painters working outside dominant abstraction. From 1974 to 2005 he held a professorship at a major art academy, shaping decades of younger artists. His diverse output spans oil and acrylic painting, sculpture, watercolor, gouache, film, and photography, and his work is held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He died in 2024.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most commonly encounter Hödicke's oil and acrylic paintings on canvas, often figurative or cityscape subjects, as well as works on paper including watercolors and gouaches. He also produced sculpture, photographs, and experimental films. Prints and multiples exist and may appear at auction. His subjects frequently draw from urban Berlin life, everyday scenes, and pop-cultural imagery rendered in bold color and gestural brushwork.

## Market and appraisal context

Hödicke's works appear regularly at auction across Post-War and Contemporary Art and Modern Prints categories. With a career spanning six decades and multiple media, valuation depends heavily on the specific period, medium, subject, scale, and condition of each piece. Oil paintings from key periods tend to attract the strongest interest, while works on paper, prints, and multiples are more accessible entry points. The artist's death in 2024 may influence near-term market activity. Provenance, exhibition history, and comparables from major auction houses should be reviewed alongside any appraisal.

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## Sources

- RKD – Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/38718
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126458
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/93456568/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500116229
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Horst_H%C3%B6dicke
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82114031
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/18700