Nebelkopf
Also known as
Head of Fog
Date
1974
Description
In the 1970s Oppenheim produced a series of large-format paintings, all related to the natural phenomenon of fog. The things mentioned in each title are only indirectly recognisable by their shadows, as in ‘Nebelkopf’, or their outlines. These works can also be seen in the context of monochrome painting, in which illusionistic motifs retreat in favour of pure colour. Oppenheim’s close relationship with the Kunsthalle Bern, which was one of the first institutions in Europe to show – for example – Robert Ryman’s new, all-white paintings, made it possible to introduce such contemporary parallels in the response to Oppenheim’s fog paintings.
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Medium
oil on textile support [linen/hemp]
Dimensions
65,2 × 81,4 cm (Image)
Creditline
Kunstmuseum Bern, Legat Meret Oppenheim
Status
not exhibited