Michael van Ofen

(German, born 1956)

the colours of the superior, in emile jean horace vernet: the battle at the bridge of arcole, 1826, oil on canvas, 194 x 260 cm by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

The Colours of the Superior, in Emile Jean Horace Vernet: The Battle at the Bridge of Arcole, 1826, Oil on canvas, 194 x 260 cm, 2019

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after paul hippolyte delaroche by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

After Paul Hippolyte Delaroche, 2019

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bismarcks pferd by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Bismarcks Pferd, 2022

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the campaign as administrative representation in: anton von werner, "graf moltke in seinem arbeitszimmer in versailles", 99 x 71 cm, 1872 by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

The Campaign as Administrative Representation in: Anton von Werner, "Graf Moltke in seinem Arbeitszimmer in Versailles", 99 x 71 cm, 1872, 2022

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the symbolic extension of the self from the prospect of the early contemporaries. coloured textile application in: anton von werner, “kaiser friedrich als kronprinz auf dem hofball 1887", 118 x 95 cm, 1895 by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

The Symbolic Extension of the Self from the Prospect of the Early Contemporaries. Coloured Textile Application in: Anton von Werner, “Kaiser Friedrich als Kronprinz auf dem Hofball 1887", 118 x 95 cm, 1895, 2022

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untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2022

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untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2021

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virtue turn 10 by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Virtue Turn 10, 2019

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untitled (after gustave doré) by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled (after Gustave Doré), 2018

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untitled by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Untitled, 2023

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nach (after): hubert robert, plundering the royal vaults at saint denis in october 1793 by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

Nach (After): Hubert Robert, Plundering the Royal Vaults at Saint Denis in October 1793, 2023

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the virtue turn 2 by michael van ofen

Michael van Ofen

The Virtue Turn 2, 2015

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Biography

Timeline

1956
Born in Essen, Germany
1974 - 1982
Studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dusseldorf, Germany
Lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany

Exhibitions

2014
Bilder aus Zweihundert Jahren, JaLiMa Collection, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
2013
Germania und Italia. The Continuance of the Contemporary, Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, Italy (solo)
2012
Alison Jacques, London,UK (solo)
Michael van Ofen: Anton v. Werner, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2011
Michael Royen Studio, Vettelschloß, Germany (solo)
2010
Waking The Dead, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
dkw kunst.museum.dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus, Germany (solo)
Johnen Galerie Berlin, Germany (solo)
Marc Foxx, Los Angeles (solo)

Literature

1998
Landschaften/ Landscapes. Michael Bach, Andreas Gursky, Axel Hütte, Michael van Ofen, Andreas Schön, Ausstellungskatalog Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf 1997/98
1996
Michael van Ofen. Ausstellung Museum Schloß Hardenberg, Velbert; Kunstverein Bremerhaven
Gerhard Engelking; Jost Reinert: En helvetes förvandling – Tys konst frân Nordrhein Westfalen, Ausstellungskatalog Kulturhuset Stockholm, Schweden 1996/1997, p.38/39
1993
Kunst für die Umwelt, Tillmann Osterwoldt Edition
Look at the window, Het Kruithuis. Ausstellungskatalog Stedelijk Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst,´s Hertogenbosch
1992
Der Teppich des Lebens, Ausstellungskatalog Museum Haus Koekkoeck Kleve
Von der Avantgarde zur Postmoderne, Axel und Christa Murken, Munich
Sammlung Murken, Ausstellungskatalog Meerbusch
Qui, quoi, où? Un regard sur l´art en Allemagne en 1992, Ausstellungskatalog ARC – Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
1991
Michael van Ofen, Ausstellungskatalog Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld