Sabine Moritz

Sabine Moritz (b. 1969) is an artist based in Cologne, Germany. Her paintings, works on paper and prints have been widely exhibited in museums throughout Europe, celebrating a distinct practice that combines highly personal approach to abstraction combined with figurative works inspired by documentary photographs, memory and an investigation of genre painting. As a child Moritz emigrated from East to West Germany, eventually settling with her family in Düsseldorf where she attended the famed...See more

Sabine Moritz (b. 1969) is an artist based in Cologne, Germany. Her paintings, works on paper and prints have been widely exhibited in museums throughout Europe, celebrating a distinct practice that combines highly personal approach to abstraction combined with figurative works inspired by documentary photographs, memory and an investigation of genre painting. As a child Moritz emigrated from East to West Germany, eventually settling with her family in Düsseldorf where she attended the famed Kunstakademie. In Moritz's hands, personal memories and collective histories are brought to life as she grapples with the beauty inherent in their fallibility and the passing of time. See less