Rosemarie Trockel

(German, born 1952)

Rosemarie Trockel is a contemporary German Conceptual artist whose work challenges traditional notions of femininity, culture, and artistic production. Employing a wide range of materials, including video, ceramics, drawing, found artifacts, and knitted works, the artist raises questions of politics, domesticity, eroticism, and fantasy. “The minute something works, it ceases to be interesting,” she said of making art. “As soon as you have spelled something out, you should set it aside.” Born in Schwerte, Germany on November 13, 1952, she studied at the Werkkunstschule in Cologne, before going on to become one the first artists to show at Monika Sprüth gallery. Trockel first rose to prominence after exhibiting her celebrated Knitted Paintings (1985) series, which were created using machine-knitted fabrics stretched onto canvas supports. Throughout these woolen surfaces, Trockel depicts generic, computer-generated imagery or, in some cases, specific historic iconography, such as the Soviet worker with a sickle and hammer. In 2012, her sprawling exhibition “Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos,” opened at the New Museum in New York, later traveling to the Serpentine Gallery in London the following year. The artist currently lives and works in Cologne, Germany. Today, her works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Kunstmuseum Basel, among others.

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für freunde und förderer, 2004

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für freunde und förderer, 2004

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Ohne Titel, 1984

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Ohne Titel, 1984

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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Oh Mystery Girl 2, 2006

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Oh Mystery Girl 2, 2006

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Untitled, 1984

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Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: March 10, 2024

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Untitled (from the Edition VOUS ETES ICI 32), 1992

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Untitled (from the Edition VOUS ETES ICI 32), 1992

Sale Date: February 29, 2024

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Mixed Lot of 2 Prints, 1993–2011

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Mixed Lot of 2 Prints, 1993–2011

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Untitled, 1982

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Untitled, 1982

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Untitled, 1987

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Untitled, 1987

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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UNTITLED (SOLDAAT), 1986

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UNTITLED (SOLDAAT), 1986

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

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Shortage of Water, 2015

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Shortage of Water, 2015

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Tarzan, 2013

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Tarzan, 2013

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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für freunde und förderer, 2004

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für freunde und förderer, 2004

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Untitled, 1990

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Untitled, 1990

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Untitled, 1986

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Untitled, 1986

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Untitled, 1982

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Untitled, 1982

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Untitled, 1984

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Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Untitled (Women's backs), 1987

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Untitled (Women's backs), 1987

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Untitled, 1983

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Untitled, 1983

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Etude Pour Table, 2007

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Etude Pour Table, 2007

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Mappenwerk - Künstler für Äthiopien, 1991

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Mappenwerk - Künstler für Äthiopien, 1991

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Etude Pour Table, 2007

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Etude Pour Table, 2007

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Untitled (Weiblicher Akt), 1983

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Untitled (Weiblicher Akt), 1983

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (for..., 2014

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (for..., 2014

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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