From Mpls St Paul Magazine, November 1990
"Mural Imperative"

Regarding the mural in the home of Jane and Helmut Mauer, a Bjorn Wiinblad reproduction:

"...Aladdin's tale had yet to make its way into Krumpholz's repertoire, but just about everything else had. As a set designer for operas and plays in Bavaria and later restaurants until moving here in 1979, he had painted backdrops for Carmen, Aida and practically everything Richard Wagner ever wrote. He had effected whole cathedrals on canvas, made a figure of Rameses out of glue and linen and fashioned a "Rape of the Sabine Women" that would have caused Bernini himself to do a second take."

"...Using a small Rosenthal brochure as his only guide, Krumpholz rendered a composite of Wiinblad's chubby-faced gamins swirling and gesticulating across the wall. More amazing than his bright colors and level of detail -- you can see every eyelash -- is that Krumpholz did the mural freehand, with his wife Erna, assisting with brushes and paint."

Regarding the mural in the home of Jane and Helmut Mauer, a Salvadore Dali reproduction:

"...The idea made some sense: The wall in question was curved, as was the teapot. The design Rosenthal commissioned of Dali was also three-dimentional, meaning Krumpholz would have to build out the wall with plaster, again using a picture in a brochure as his only guide. But a man who has tackled The Ring of the Nibelung and Parsifal isn't daunted by much. Krumpholz mixed up some plaster, located some 24-karat-gold paint, laid down some drop cloths and had the glittering wall done within a couple of weeks. Looking like a giant water drop splasing in a puddle in slow motion, the artwork fills the entire room with elegance and drama."
 

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