Nina Maron

Nina Maron

Why not call Nina Maron La Divina, when it rhymes in Berlin dialect with Wiener, and we find her works so beautiful that we admire her for them? 

The image of the emancipated Viennese woman is vividly in our minds from the Secession and the 1920s. At that time, Gustav Klimt painted young, beautiful women from his circle; many of his paintings are than, for a short time, in the homes of modern Viennese families whose fates were soon dramatically to change existentially for the worse. Unlike painting his model, Klimt is interested in the self-confidence of the Viennese women, their sure taste in clothing, jewelry, accessories, and in their dealings with intellectuals who adorn themselves with their quick wit and beauty. Through Gustav Klimt's unusual painting, which combines modern with classical – just take the golden background, which stands for eternity in medieval painting – his works have found their way into the realm of high art, thanks in part to his eccentric models. 

One hundred years later, the Viennese artist Nina Marons role model was a Viennese artist, Maria Lassnig. With this example and after a strenuous apprenticeship with Adolf Frohner, the young Viennese artist became a respected contemporary painter. She's a woman who, rather than stage-managing herself for admiration, has taken up her brush for decades and captured the contemporary life of Viennese people, depicting many variations of their daily lives and surroundings, always with subtlety and humor, making one want to become acquainted with her paintings. She, too, is a classic when she uses the time-tested themes of portrait, landscape, and still life.

Klimt was no stranger to the conflicts of his time. He created a counter-image in favor of the emancipated woman and her inspiration for modern people. Nina Marons world, too, promises a time with the pursuit of beauty and the hope of suppressing ugliness. However, the fact that a contemporary female artist is not as famous and expensive as her Secessionist colleague is in the nature of things and to the advantage of the collector. Even though Nina Maron has already established herself as an artist, her works are not idolized; they are still too new and challenging for that. They are so beautiful that they captivate the viewer. Deciphering them and incorporating them into daily reflections seems to offer a promise of joy. The goal is always achieved when a work appears alive and is highly valued. We know many in our gallery who do not want to miss out on their daily encounter with the artist's work; we do not want to deprive anyone of the experience of daily joy.