Germania (1995): Love, Promise and Reckoning in 1990s Germany

“Germania” (1995) is both a personal and social painting by Heiner Buhr about love, promise, consumerism and the hopes of reunited Germany in the 1990s.

“Germania” (1995) is both a personal and social painting by Heiner Buhr about love, promise, consumerism and the hopes of reunited Germany in the 1990s.

„Germania“ (1995) verbindet eine persönliche Liebesgeschichte mit einer Allegorie auf das wiedervereinigte Deutschland der 1990er Jahre.

Shiraki · Oil on canvas · 60×40 cm · 2010 · Private collection, Michael Perdue Some paintings sell at gallery openings. Some at auction. This one sold while the buyer was pushing a cart through IKEA in Minneapolis. Michael Perdue…