Gerda Frömel

Evolving Practice

As visitors make their way through the Gerda Frömel: A Retrospective exhibition, each room guides them through the evolution of Frömel’s career, starting with her early works and partial reconstructions of her solo exhibitions, and leading to her public commissions and larger-scale later works.

During the nearly two decades in which she worked, Frömel demonstrated a wide range of skills and talents, equally comfortable with sculpting, modelling and carving. At times, she also exhibited her pencil drawings, revealing yet another layer to her constantly evolving practice. The subjects of her work was just as varied, encompassing animal studies, portraits, nature and architecture.

Eve, 1974
Eve, 1974
In the 1970s, Frömel created a wide series of female figures with the title "Eve" and "Ondine." The works in this series exist in a variety of iterations and sizes: from heads, through to busts, to full length figures, to exaggeratedly lengthened figures with extraordinary lower bodies. (Bronze on slate base. Private Collection.)
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