Günther Filus (1935-2012), Sursum Corda, 1962

Günther Filus (1935 Berlin - 2012 Gottfrieding), Sursum Corda, 1962. Lithograph, 47.5 cm x 28 cm (image), 59.5 cm x 42.5 cm (sheet size), signed in lead lower right and dated 1962, identified as copy no. 25 / 25 lower left.
- slight crease in the wide right margin, otherwise in excellent condition  



- With the eyes of faith -


Christ is nailed to the cross in a disfiguring posture. His head has fallen backwards and his lips are open to the visible breath of death. Instead of the abbreviation "INRI", which stands for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews", the words of the Catholic Mass "Sursum corda" are inscribed on the trunk of the cross, which Christ himself seems to be articulating. The celebrant's "Sursum corda", "Lift up your hearts", is followed by the response "Habemus ad Dominum", "We lift them up to the Lord". It is precisely this attitude of being with the Crucified One with the heart that the nun illustrates. Her head is penetrated by the Corpus Christi, so that she looks into an indeterminate distance with the eyes of faith.



About the artist

Günther Filus was born in Berlin and studied painting and graphic art with Franz Nagel at the Munich Art Academy from 1954 to 1958. In 1959 he founded a graphic workshop in Regensburg, where he first made lithographs and from 1965 on etchings. Between 1959 and 1976, Günther Filu's works were shown almost every year at the major art exhibitions in Munich, in addition to his participation in numerous other exhibitions.