Gerti Bierenbroodspot (1940) - Labyrinth

Title: "Labyrinth"
Year: 1970
Dimensions sheet: 50 cm x 64 cm
Edition: 31/100
Signed: Yes, handwritten in pencil (lower right) with personal dedication "for jan Snijder"
Material: color lithograph on paper
Framed: NO
Condition of artwork: In good condition

Gerti BIERENBROODSPOT (Amsterdam 1940)

Painter, sculptor, poet

Education:

Gerti Bierenbroodspot studied at the Amsterdam School of the Arts 1957-1961. Afterwards she continued her training at the Rijksacademie voor beeldende kunsten Amsterdam.

Lives and works in Amsterdam

Gerti Bierenbroodspot is a versatile artist, uses many diverse materials and masters several disciplines. The central theme in her work can be described as a labyrinth of time in which we wander. An important source of inspiration for Bierenbroodspot is classical antiquity; she has therefore also traveled a lot through the Middle East and worked on site there. Through these travels she has seen many excavations, which are part of her work, as well as the colors and materials that Gerti Bierenbroodspot uses for this. In many of Bierenbroodspot’s works, especially in her paintings, you encounter parts of ancient temples and other structures.

Exhibitions and awards:

Gerti Bierenbroodspot was named a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion in 1999.

She has had many exhibitions in the Netherlands and beyond, including Amman, Beirut, New York