an abstract painting of a man in red and blue on a white background
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

92 - German Post-War Heinisch, Barbara Reclining Figure.
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Description
German Post-War Heinisch, Barbara Reclining Figure. 1977. Tempera on canvas. 123 x 98.5 cm. Signed, dated and titled on the reverse. – Very slight stains. Overall in very good condition; the colours are fresh. The interdisciplinary artist Barbara Heinisch invented process painting in 1976, a concept described in 2004 by the art historian Michael Klant as ‘painting as an event’. In these interactive painting processes, the body of an outsider is enveloped by the canvas and then painted. “My artistic concept for a holistic image of the human being is based on my critical reflections on the self-portrait and on academic nude painting from 1975/76. Even whilst I was a student, I came to realise that everything I saw of myself in the mirror was filtered through the judgement of other people.” Tempera on canvas. Signed, dated and titled on the reverse. – Very slight stains. Overall in very good condition; the colours are fresh. - The interdisciplinary artist Barbara Heinisch pioneered ‘process painting’ in 1976, which was described in 2004 by the art historian Michael Klant as ‘painting as an event’. In these interactive painting processes, the body of an outsider is covered by the canvas and then painted. ‘My artistic concept for a holistic image of the human being is based on my critical reflections on the self-portrait and on academic nude painting from 1975/76. Even during my studies, I came to realise that everything I saw of myself in the mirror was filtered through the judgement of other people.’
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About the sale Modern and Contemporary Art
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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