Lot 256: Sara Rossberg (British, b. 1952)

Sara Rossberg (British, b. 1952) "Layers", 1990, acrylic on canvas, titled, dated and signed on stretcher verso, accompanied by "In Human Terms", catalogue for an exhibition held at Steibel Modern, New York, 1991, 76" x 96". Handsomely framed. Provenance: Private collection, Jackson, Mississippi; purchased directly from the artist. Sara Rossberg was born in Recklinghausen, Germany, and trained both in Frankfurt and London. Her work ranges from meticulous pencil drawings to over life-size figures painted with dramatically varying surface textures. She applies multiple layers of paint (various acrylic mediums with added colour pigment) building up translucent crusts of material that stand out like a body on the canvas. Sara Rossberg has exhibited extensively in Britain, Europe and the United States. She was the runner-up in the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award in 1990.