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Artworks
Renate BERTLMANN Austrian, b. 1943
Boris lügt [Boris is Lying], 1974Pencil, gouache and transparent paper laid on paper36 x 49 cm
Framed 60 x 72 cmRenate Bertlmann’s 'Boris is Lying' (1974) addresses the theme of the battle of the sexes. Two mannequin-like figures furiously fight against each other almost unaware of their own condition on...Renate Bertlmann’s 'Boris is Lying' (1974) addresses the theme of the battle of the sexes. Two mannequin-like figures furiously fight against each other almost unaware of their own condition on the wheelchair.
The symbol of the wheelchair often appears in Bertlmann’s work as a metaphor for the fragility and vulnerability of the human condition.Provenance
Kleine Galerie Gesellschaft der Kunstfreunde, Vienna.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1975.Exhibitions
On Hannah Arendt: The Crisis in Culture, Richard Saltoun Gallery London, 28 September - 13 November 2021
Our Inheritance Was Left To Us By No Testament, Richard Saltoun Gallery London, 2020
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