Bidspirit auction | ALFRED GOCKEL, ”FIRST DAY IN

ALFRED GOCKEL, ”FIRST DAY IN PARADISE” - ”First Day in Paradise”, an original etching with aquatint by listed artist, Alfred Gockel. Edition 760/780, hand-signed in pencil and measures in frame, 26'' H x 23'' W. After spending more than two years in the army, Gockel refocused his attention on the arts and in 1973 he enrolled at the University of Applied Sciences Münster, Department of Design. There, Gockel studied art and design and learned the techniques of lithography and silk-screening. Upon graduation, Gockel taught graphic design and typography at the academy. In the early 1980s, he decided to focus on his art full-time and in 1983 he and his wife Ingrid founded an art publishing company, Avant Art, which is now a top ranked player in the abstract segment of the market with customers in more than 50 countries worldwide.