Romane Holderried Kaesdorf

For five decades, Romane Holderried Kaesdorf (1922–2007) created drawings every day. Her work is one of the outstanding contributions in the area of contemporary drawing. The quiet humor in her images arises from the encounters between figures, through the way they engage with everyday objects, their body postures, as well as from inserted words and sentence fragments. 
Until 1974, Kaesdorf’s drawings were mostly dominated by pairs of men, often referred to as hunters. They populate sofas and armchairs with ritualized gestures or are variously preoccupied with chairs. In 1974–75, the artist replaced the men with female figures whose activities and attitudes are much more dynamic. The women’s actions are determined by inner freedom and presence—whether they are interacting with things or testing “how to hold a board with your hand.” In her last series, the artist has reduced the stage-like arrangements and vividly rendered individual actions, such as hand-wringing or smelling, with a few strokes.

OPENING 
FR, September 26, 2025, 7pm
Free admission