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brigitta weStPhal

born in Franconia, the artist
brigitta Westphal was living
in the Frankfurt area for along
time. In recent years she has
changed the center of her
live between her Franconian
ho m e l an d ( g e rm an y ) an d
s ou t he r n Tu s c an y ( I t a l y ) .
Human and nature stand as
main subjects in the center
of her o eu v re. T herefore,
her individual focus deriving
from subjective biographical
elements forms the artist’s
works. The encounter with
robert Musil’s novel “The Man
without Qualities” was a crucial
experience. Inspired from the
tense affinity to this poet,
brigitta Westphal produced two
cycles of 14 oil paintings each.
These became step stones
in her artistic development.
Since 1986, transferring world
l i t e r at u r e i nt o a d e qu at e
picturesque works is a special
challenge to the artist.

Disruptions between the work
p e ri o d s, du e t o c h a ng ing
live situations, left marks in
the ar tist oeuvre. graphic
art stands equal next to her
painting. brigitta Westphal
gained teaching experiences
in these areas. In 1982 she
founded the etching class at the
kronberg painting school where
she taught for four years.

Dr. Helmut Orpel,
Segni D’Arte, rome 2009
Art Historien and Journalist

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