Humility (Demut)
2011 · Casein on canvas
170.2 × 130.2 cm (67 × 51 1/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Rosa Loy
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ContemporaryFigurationFeminist Art
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3
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7
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- • Contemporary
- • Figuration
- • Feminist Art
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Rosa Loy is a German painter whose large-scale canvases combine figuration with abstraction, exploring the relationship between gesture, memory, and the female body. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, her compositions layer gestural marks with figurative elements that emerge and dissolve across the canvas surface. Her practice engages with postwar artistic traditions while maintaining a distinctly contemporary sensibility toward representation and materiality.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 26d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
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