Elvira Bach was born in Neuenhain in 1951. She studied at the Staatliche Glasfachschule in Hadamar and at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste. She is regarded as a representative of Neo-Expressionism and the Junge Wilde movement around 1980, which is characterized by expressive and colour-intensive paintings. In her works, she deals with images of women that reflect her own biography.



In a neo-expressionist manner, Elvira Bach paints portraits of women that are bursting with self-confidence; the artist paints women in everyday, yet powerful situations with expressive style. Elvira Bach’s own life story is reflected in her paintings; in the eighties, her works depicted courageous young women at night or at work. As a result of her family retreat, themes such as children or the household increasingly came to the fore, but the tone of the female figures remains the same: emancipated, free and bold. In the 1980s, she was regarded as a representative of the Junge Wilde and was invited to participate in Documenta 7 in Kassel in 1982, which was her national and international breakthrough.



Completely framed in a model frame with white gold-plated overlay.