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.

Ondine, c.1974
Ondine, c.1974
There is a fluid quality to Frömel’s "Ondine" which resembles a figure rising out of water. Ondine was a water sprite doomed to die if her loved one was unfaithful. Here Frömel may be recalling the tragic drowning death of her own daughter many years before. (Bronze. Private Collection.)
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