Portraits | Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle 2021

Devoted entirely to the portrait, this exhibition gathers a wide variety of creative expressions offered in this genre.
To this day, the portrait has remained one of the most important, ever reinvigorated artistic forms of representation. 
It is a recurring figure in countless creative concepts. In light of the current lack of face-to-face encounters,
it was with great pleasure that we delved into the subject of portraiture.

Portraits | Mar 4 – May 8, 2021

Installation views by Wilfried Petzi.
The exhibition is sponsored by: NEUSTART KULTUR and Stiftung Kunstfonds

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Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

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Slawomir Elsner

Portrait of a Young Woman as a Wise Virgin, 2021

54,7 x 47,5 cm,

Color pencil on paper

185 Kopie

Slawomir Elsner

Selbstbildnis I, 2021

51.40 x 34.20 cm | 20 1/4 x 13 1/2 in

Color pencil on paper

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Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle on the 1st floor

MG_I_2615

Goshka Macuga

International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation, Configuration 19, End of Systems: Ada Lovelace, 2016

Bronze heads and poles

MG_I_2616

Goshka Macuga

International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation, Configuration 16, First Man: Yuri Gagarin, 2016

Bronze heads and poles

CM_F_4

Martin Creed

Work No. 299, 2003

56.7 x 85.3 cm

Photographic print

Ed. 8/10 + 1 AP

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Florin Mitroi

30.VII.1987

55 x 42 cm

Tempera on canvas

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A.O.: R is the title of the new sculptural portrait by Thomas Zipp and stands for Abstract Object, on whose shoulders the artist places an aggressive rolling R like an angry pet, in the spirit of Dadaism: as if the work reflected our current situation.

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Thomas Zipp

A.O.: R, 2020

125 x 105 x 5 cm

Acrylic, oil, aluminum, rubber, lacquer on linen, artist frame

back side

SF_M_3177

Florian Süssmayr

Die Frauen vom Finanzamt München IV, Deroystrasse, 2021

100 x 80 cm

Oil on canvas

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Florian Süssmayr

Die Frauen vom Finanzamt München IV, Deroystrasse, 2021

100 x 80 cm | 39 1/3 x 31 1/2 in

oil on canvas

Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

Stephan Balkenhol

Alice in Wonderland / Alice, 1989

230 x 138 x 84 cm | 90 1/2 x 54 1/3 x 33 in

Wawa wood

Unique

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Stephan Balkenhol

Alice in Wonderland / Rabbit , 1989

154 x 104 x 64 cm | 60 2/3 x 41 x 25 1/4 in

Wawa wood

Unique

Ma Ke

Game 2, 2012

109 x 79 cm

Oil on cardboard

BS_S_2537

Stephan Balkenhol

Lola Montez, 2021

76 x 60 x 3 cm

Wawa Wood

Unique

BS_S_2538

Stephan Balkenhol

R.W. Fassbinder, 2021

76 x 60 x 3 cm

Wawa Wood

Unique

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Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle on the 1st floor

LI_S_2

Leiko Ikemura

Sleep, 2020

15 x 27 x 18 cm

Glass

4/4

LI_S_3

Leiko Ikemura

Kitsune, 2020

20 x 32 x 13 cm

Glass

4/5

LI_M_4

Leiko Ikemura

C.H.R., 2019

40 x 30 cm

Tempera on untreated cotton

LI_M_3

Leiko Ikemura

C.H.R., 2019

40 x 30 cm

Tempera on untreated cotton

Sophie Reinhold

Basic portrait of a very young woman, 2017

77 x 60 cm

Oil and marble powder on canvas

ST_F_2653

Thomas Struth

The Felsenfeld / Gold Families, Philadelphia, 2007

140.2 x 179 cm

C-print

Edition 5/10

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Thomas Ruff approached the subject in the 1980s, opting for a neutral representation of a frontal halflenghts free of any semblance of emotion, gesture, or facial expression. He showed the surface—but not the individual features—of the depicted person in large-format works, thus questioning the original intent of portrait photography. In contrast, Thomas Struth portrays individuals, couples, and families with a plate camera and long exposure. His images attest to the empathy with which he deals with his models; they evoke psychological depth and present the subjects in private and intimate surroundings, like 2007’s The Felsenfeld / Gold Families, Philadelphia, shown in this exhibition.

RT_F_2953

Thomas Ruff

Porträt (A. Zeitler), 1998

210 x 165 cm

Chromogenic print

Edition 1/4

RT_F_2955

Thomas Ruff

Porträt (T.Djordjadze), 1999

24 x 18 cm

Chromogenic print

Unlimited

GI_IV_8

Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

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Eberhard Havekost

ohne Titel (K), 2018/2019

60 x 34 cm

Oil on canvas

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Florian Süssmayr

Die Frauen vom Finanzamt München IV, Deroystrasse, 2021

100 x 80 cm

Oil on canvas

SF_M_3179

Florian Süssmayr

Die Frauen vom Finanzamt München IV, Deroystrasse, 2021

100 x 80 cm

Oil on canvas

Thomas Helbig

Grosses Mädchen, 2009

250 x 205 x 6 cm

Lacquer and oil on wood

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Using his inimitably strong, abstract-leaning style of painting, Czech painter Jan Merta has created a haunting portrait of the writer and poet Daniil Charms. Merta expertly ties his work in with the Russian avant-garde, as if he himself were a member of the artist collective OBERIU, or Union of Real Art, which Charms cofounded.

Jan Merta

Obrácený Daniil Charms / Daniil Charms – Inverted Portrait, 2012-2020

110 x 90 cm

Oil on canvas

Steven Claydon

Hebdomeros, 2010/2013

76 x 76 cm

Etched and enamelled patinated bronze

unique

AK_M_1

Alex Katz

Ada, 2012

127.1 x 101.6 cm

Oil on canvas

Alex Katz

Mel, 2005

36.8 x 53.3 cm

Charcoal on paper

AK_P_2

Alex Katz

Red Hat (Tarajia), 2013

55.88 x 40.64 cm

Charcoal on paper

GI_IV_13

Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

LI_M_2

Leiko Ikemura

Cindy, 2015

70 x 50 cm

Tempera on untreated cotton

LI_M_1

Leiko Ikemura

Joseph, 2015

60 x 50 cm

Tempera on untreated cotton

106-2

Helene Appel

Fischfilet, 2020

25 x 12.5 cm

Encaustic and oil on linen

HA_M_36

Helene Appel

Fleisch, 2021

13.5 x 13.5 cm

Encaustic and oil on linen

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Installation view

'Portraits' - group exhibition - at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

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Janis Avotins

Untitled G, 2011

62 x 109 cm

Oil on canvas

Installation view

Left: Thomas Helbig / middle: Ma Ke / right: Stephan Balkenhol