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.

Deer Crossing Bay, 1963
Deer Crossing Bay, 1963
A feature Frömel retained throughout the 1950s and 60s was the use of the plinth and base as a method of display for her sculptures. This is especially marked in "Deer crossing bay" exhibited in the IELA of 1963. (Bronze on marble. Private Collection.)
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