Elvira Bach

Born 1951 in Bad Neuenhain, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin

Elvira Bach studied with Hann Trier at the HdK Hochschule der Künstler (University of the Arts) Berlin. Associated with the “Junge Wilde” movement and after showing at Documenta 7 in 1982, Bach gained international recognition and became one of Germany’s most well-known painters. Challenging notions of gender, sexuality and motherhood through a specifically expressive neo-expressionist visual language.

Works

ELVIRA BACH

Im Erdbeerfeld
Lithograph
98 x 125 cm | 38 2/3 x 49 1/4 in

ELVIRA BACH

Loslassen, Festhalten, 1991
Polyester resin paint on canvas
230 x 165 cm | 90 1/2 x 65 in

ELVIRA BACH

Danke, lieber Gott, 1981
Polyester resin paint on canvas
165 x 210 cm | 65 x 82 2/3 in

ELVIRA BACH

Blau machen, 2021
Lithograph
80 x 32 cm | 31 1/2 x 12 2/3 in

ELVIRA BACH

Drei Königinnen aus dem Morgenland, 1983
Polyester resin paint on canvas
190 x 230 cm | 74 3/4 x 90 1/2 in

ELVIRA BACH

Drei Schwestern, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
180 x 250 cm | 70 3/4 x 98 1/2 in

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