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.

Tree Heads, c.1964
Tree Heads, c.1964
At her first solo exhibition in 1964, Frömel exhibited bronze objects, some of which appear abstract, but all of which reference the human figure and the natural world, such as "Tree Heads." (Bronze with stone base. Crawford Art Gallery.)
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