Hermann Reimer
Cherub, 2020
Öl auf Leinwand Painting 130 × 100 cm
8.700 €
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This painting by Hermann Reimer combines figurative representation with a multilayered, surreal pictorial space. At its center, a couple is seated within a richly colored interior. While the female figure is rendered with clarity and precision, the male figure partially dissolves into a transparent grid-like structure—a visual metaphor for memory, identity, intimacy, and distance.The interior is characterized by geometric ornaments, plants, light, and symbolic elements that merge different layers of reality into a single composition. An open window creates a striking contrast between the calm sky and the intricate, richly detailed surroundings. Bold color contrasts, together with the interplay of precise rendering and freely expressive brushwork, imbue the work with the dynamic tension that is characteristic of Hermann Reimer's artistic style.
About the Artist Hermann Reimer
Hermann Reimer (*1959, Münster, Germany) is a German painter and draftsman who lives and works in Berlin. After completing a degree in physics in 1983, he turned to the visual arts and studied painting at the Berlin University of the Arts (formerly Hochschule der Künste Berlin) from 1984 to 1989. In 1990, he became a Meisterschüler (master student) of Professor Klaus Fußmann.
Reimer's work encompasses primarily oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings. He is particularly known for his atmospheric interiors and landscapes, in which light, space, and memory play a central role. His paintings combine figurative representation with poetic and, at times, subtly surreal elements.
Since the 1990s, Hermann Reimer has exhibited regularly in galleries, art associations, and at international art fairs. His works are held in both private and public collections in Germany and abroad.
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