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Romar Twins 2, 2022
Oil on canvas on wood
two-part, each 30.48 x 22.86 cm
Signed, dated and titled on the verso
Provenance:
Studio of the artist
lives and works in New York
1951
born in Cologne
1971 - 1973
Studied painting at the Werkkunstschule Cologne
1971 - 1974
Assistant to Howard Kanovitz, works with him in Cologne, London and New York
1973
Relocation to New York
1974 - 1979
Assistent von Larry Rivers in New York
1974
Galerie Witte, Köln, Germany
1979
Tower Gallery, Southhampton, New York, USA
1980
Tower Gallery, Southhampton, New York, USA
Elizabeth Weiner Gallery, New York, USA
1983
Galerie Krief-Raymond, Paris, France
Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, New York, USA
Galerie Yves Arman, New York, USA
1984
Gallery Yves Arman, New York, USA
Freitagsgalerie Imhof, Solothurn, Switzerland
"Une collection s'anime / Eine Sammlung lebt (Wanderausstellung)", Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
"Une collection s'anime / Eine Sammlung lebt (Wanderausstellung)", Galerie Municipale d'Art Contemporain, Saint Priest, France
"Une collection s'anime / Eine Sammlung lebt (Wanderausstellung)", Städtisches Museum Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany
1985
Galerie Krief-Raymond, Paris, France
Karin Bolz Galerie, Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany
1986
"Eine Erbschaft sondergleichen", Art Cologne, Galerie Inge Baecker, Köln, Germany
1987
"Luxus", Galerie Inge Baecker, Köln, Germany
1988
"Luxus", Gallery Moos, Toronto, ON, Canada
1989
"Rainer Gross: Brustprüfung (Wanderausstellung)", Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Brustprüfung (Wanderausstellung)", Bayer AG., Kultur im Foyer, Leverkusen, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Brustprüfung (Wanderausstellung)", Museum Holtegaard, Holtegaard, Denmark
"Rainer Gross: Brustprüfung (Wanderausstellung)", Kunstverein Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
"Rainer Gross: Brustprüfung (Wanderausstellung)", Museum Gotha, Gotha, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Brustprüfung (Wanderausstellung)", Städtisches Museum Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Gallery Samuel Lallouz, Montreal, OB, Canada
Orangerie, Schloss Rheda, Reda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
1990
Galerie OZ, Paris, France
Galerie Inge Baecker, Köln, Germany
1991
"Ohne Worte", Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany
"Without Words", Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York, USA
"Eine Erbschaft Sondergleichen", BIS Kulturzentrum, Mönchengladbach, Germany
"Eine Erbschaft sondergleichen 1991", BIS Art Space, Mönchengladbach, Germany
1992
"Auf Papier, 1977-92", Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders; Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Beckker vom Rath, Bergisch Glasbach; Frankfurt am Main, Germany
1993
"An Inheritance Unequaled", Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
"Ohne Worte: Persönliche Geschichten / Without Words: Private Stories (Wanderausstellung)", Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University; Städtische Galerie im Museum Folkwang, Richmond, VA; Essen, USA
1994
Marquardt Ausstellungen, München, Germany
Galerie Bernhard Steinmetz, Bonn, Germany
1995
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany
Galerie Inge Baecker, Köln, Germany
1996
"Grafik-Mappe Ohne Worte", Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
Marquardt Ausstellungen, München, Germany
Gallery Moos, Toronto, ON, Canada
"Takt- und Fingerspitzengefühl / Fingertip-Tingling (Wanderausstellung 1996/97)", Kölnische Galerie des Kölnischen Stadtmuseum, Köln, Germany
"Auftakt", Michael Schneider Zeitgenössische Kunst, Bonn, Germany
"Taktgefühl", Galerie Schröder und Dörr, Köln, Germany
"Takt- und Fingerspitzengefühl / Fingertip-Tingling (Wanderausstellung)", Kölnische Galerie des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums; Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Il. (u.a.),
1997
"Takt- und Fingerspitzengefühl / Fingertip-Tingling (Wanderausstellung)", I - Space, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaig, Chicago, Il., USA
Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Köln, Germany
Galerie Oz, Paris, France
Earl McGrath Gallery, New York, USA
1998
"Singles and Twins", Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany
Marquardt Ausstellungen, München, Germany
Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Viersen, Germany
1999
Jan Wilson Gallery, Sun Valley, USA
Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
Michael Schneider Zeitgenössische Kunst, Bonn, Germany
2000
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
Galerie Egelund, Kopenhagen, Denmark
2001
"Gemeinschaftsarbeiten auf Papier mit Degenhard Andrulat", Michael Schneider Zeitgenössische Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
Galerie Parade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2002
Galerie Parade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Michael Schneider Zeitgenössische Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Köln, Germany
2003
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt am Main,
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
Axel Raben Gallery, New York, USA
"Rainer Gross: Doppelgänger, Contact paintings, Singles & Twins 1996-2003", Städtische Galerie im Park, Viersen, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Doppelgänger, Contact paintings, Singles & Twins 1996-2003", Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren; Städt. Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch-Gladbach (weitere Stationen), Germany
2004
Axel Raben Gallery, New York, USA
Graf & Schelble Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
Galeria Arnés y Röpke, Madrid, Spain
Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany
2005
"Rainer Gross 2005", Fundation Sala Robayera, Miengo Cantabria, Spain
Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ, USA
2006
Galerie Pedro Torres, Logróno, Spain
Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Köln, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Contact Paintings", Galerie Stefan Röpke, Köln, Germany
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
2007
Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Contact Paintings", Galerie Graf & Schelble, Basel, Switzerland
2008
Kathariana Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, USA
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Galerie Pfaff, Nürnberg, Germany
2009
"Rainer Gross: Contact Paintings", Galerie Graf & Schelble, Basel, Switzerland
2010
Galerie Arnés y Röpke, Madrid, Spain
Alpha Gallery, Bosetn, MA, USA
Gráficas, Nantucket, MA, USA
2011
"Rainer Gross", Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany
2012
"Rainer Gross, Kontact, NY Paintings 1972-2012", Museum Ludwig, Koblenz, Germany
"Early Paintings", Galerie Röpke, Köln, Germany
2013
"Contact Paintings - Logos and Toons", Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, USA
2014
"Contact Paintings - Twins", Galerie Rother-Winter, Wiesbaden, Germany
"Malerei und Skulpturen: Rainer Gross und Wolfgang Laubersheimer", Galerie Filser und Gräf, München, Germany
2015
"Rainer Gross - Contact Painings", Frederic Boiloix Fine Art, Ketchum (Sun Valley) Idaho,
2017
"Rainer Gross: Contact Paintings - Twins", Galerie Rother- Winter, Wiesbaden,
2018
"Rainer Gross", Frederic Boloix Fine Art, Ketchum (Sun Valley) Idaho, USA
"Rainer Gross - Twins", Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York,
2019
"Contact Paintings - Twins 1998-2018", Galerie Floss und Schultz, Köln,
"Rainer Gross: Twins", Galerie Richard, New York City, USA
2020
"Rainer Gross: Twins", Galerie Richard, Paris, France
2021
"Rainer Gross: Contact Paintings", Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany
"Rainer Gross: Malerei", Verein für aktuelle Kunst / Ruhrgebiet E.V., Oberhausen, Germany
2022
"Contact Paintings - Twins", Galerie Richard, Paris, France
"Double Take", East End Arts, Riverhead on Long Island, NY,
Margaret Thatcher Projects NYC, New York City, USA
"Doublr Take", East End Arts, Riverhead (Long Island),
2023
"Rainer Gross: Double Takes", Galerie Richard, Paris, France
"Rainer Gross: Seeing Double", Margaret Thatcher Projects NYC, New York City, USA
"Double Takes - NOFO Houses of Worship", The gallery at the Episcopal Church, Greenport Long Island NY, USA
2025
"Madras a new series of paintings and works on paper", Galerie Richard, Paris, France
- Colourfully expressive, aesthetically highly balanced work by Rainer Gross from 2022.
- In addition to a small-scale colour structure, the Romar Twins 2 show larger amorphous, dynamically overlapping colour forms.
- Rainer Gross is an internationally renowned and successful contemporary artist who lives in New York City with studios in Long Island and Cologne.
- His works can be found in important German and US collections, such as the Museum Folkwang, Essen, the Ludwig Forum Aachen, the Chase Bank Collection,
New York, USA, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., USA.
- In addition to a small-scale colour structure, the Romar Twins 2 show larger amorphous, dynamically overlapping colour forms.
- Rainer Gross is an internationally renowned and successful contemporary artist who lives in New York City with studios in Long Island and Cologne.
- His works can be found in important German and US collections, such as the Museum Folkwang, Essen, the Ludwig Forum Aachen, the Chase Bank Collection,
New York, USA, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., USA.