Andrea Imwiehe - Große Wäsche_26

As an 'archaeologist of memory,' Imwiehe preserves the past and allows it to be reborn through her art. Her images are based on personal, concrete memories and objects of personal significance, yet she manages to transform them into something universal. Her works evoke universal feelings and awaken memories that each viewer can relate to in their own way.

The work 'Große Wäsche' impresses with its silent intensity and formal clarity. At first glance, it simply shows a single piece of clothing, seemingly carelessly hung on a laundry line. Yet, it is precisely in this reduction that a deep poetry lies.

The fabric is dusty pink, worn, soft in its folds, and full of history. The meticulously realistic painting style contrasts with the almost empty space of the background. This consists of finely nuanced, almost monochromatic shades of green, which give the subject room to breathe and direct the viewer's attention to the essential: the garment itself.


The artwork at a glance.
Image from the series 'Große Wäsche' – impressions of still life, memories in unique painting.
Acrylic painting in a combination with line drawing.
Painted on a high-quality wooden panel – ready to hang immediately.
Signed, numbered, and with all image references on the back.
Shipping is professionally packaged in silk paper and bubble wrap.
Including authenticity certificate.


Andrea Imwiehe, winner of the AOK Nordost Art Prize, Berlin/Brandenburg, and scholarship holder at Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, is a graduate of the Hochschule für Bildende Kunst Braunschweig. She has been passionately involved with painting since her youth and now lives and works in an atelier in the old imperial post office in the heart of Berlin.


Your artworks are today part of numerous private collections and have been displayed in galleries, museums, and renowned art exhibitions.

Here you can learn more about the artist.

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