Lot description
2005. Aquatint in colours. 36 x 59,5 cm. Framed under glass, uninspected out of frame. Lo. ri. autographed and dat. Karin Kneffel 2005, lo. le. num. 21/75. - German painter, an important representative of representational painting in German contemporary art. K. first studied German language and literature and philosophy, then painting at the Düsseldorf Academy from 1981-87, where she was most recently a master student of Gerhard Richter. She received numerous awards and scholarships, including one to the Villa Massimo in Rome in 1995. K. has held a number of teaching positions and professorships, and is currently a professor at the Academy in Munich.