Lothar Quinte was a German artist based in Alsace from the 1960s onwards who began his career as a stained glass maker. He also participated in the abstract and “pure painting” movement in the 50s. His art which always rejected figuration — in the most recent pieces relies on subtle gradations of colour producing a form in a state of suspension and possessing an intense luminous vibration. Quinte was married to Sibylle Wagner and they produced numerous artworks together — rather like Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle — and they collaborated a great deal in India where they spent three months each year, from 1985–1994.
He was extensively active as a glass painter and executed numerous windows for church interiors, including a beautiful ensemble in the Cathedral in Lübeck. Quinte was also a specialist in wall painting and was especially commissioned by theaters. His smaller works on paper and canvas are based on pure colors, that he applied in impressive and constantly renewed combinations and techniques.
His work is included in many museums and collections, such as MoMa in New York.