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Studio Anne Wölk 2020

Artwork series: Nebulae
text in English:
Nebulae are huge birthplaces for stars and consist of interstellar dust, hydrogen, and helium. As enormous cloudscapes, they are a great source of inspiration for Anne Wölk. As symbols of aesthetic contemplation, let us, as human beings, sight the overwhelming beauty of nature on a large scale. Wölk’s starry landscapes represent an artistic investigation and translation that deal with the vastness of cosmic space. At unimaginable distances, measured in light-years, you can see strange suns that appear in Wölk’s pictures as tiny little details. In reality, the light points represent gigantic worlds in distant areas of space. The motifs are inspired by astrophotographs from the Hubble Space Telescope and transfer unreachable places to a painted, humanly experienced picture space. The paintings show bizarre and beautiful structures and challenge the viewer in the best sense to take a closer look.

text in German:
Nebulae sind gewaltige Geburtsorte für Sterne und bestehen aus interstellarem Staub, Wasserstoff und Helium. Die Wolkengebilde sind für Anne Wölk eine großartige Inspirationsquelle. Als Symbole ästhetischer Kontemplation, lässt uns Menschen ihr Anblick, die überwältigende Schönheit der Natur in größten Maßstäben erleben. Wölk´s Sternenlandschaften stellen eine künstlerische Untersuchung und Übersetzung dar, die sich mit der Weite des kosmischen Raums auseinandersetzt. In unvorstellbaren Entfernungen, gemessen in Lichtjahren, sieht man fremde Sonnen, die in Wölk´s Bildern als winzige kleine Details erscheinen. In der Realität repräsentieren die Lichtpunkte gigantische Welten in fernen Bereichen des Weltraums. Die Motive sind von Astrofotografien des Hubble Space Teleskops inspiriert und transferieren unerreichbare Orte in einen gemalten und menschlich empfundenen Erlebnisraum. Die Bilder zeigen bizarre und schöne Gebilde und fordern im besten Sinne heraus, genauer hinzusehen.

Eagle nebula (🦅 Adler Nebel), 2020, 80 x 80 cm, Oil on canvas,
2240 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-eagle-nebula-695915
Horsehead Nebula, 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas
2240 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale at Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com
“Tripple Nebula“, 2021, 3 x 80 x 60 cm, Oil on canvas
6720 Euro or make an offer at Artitious Berlin
https://artitious.com/artworks/anne-wolk_tripple-nebula/
Orion Trapezium Cluster, 2021, 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas
2240 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-orion-trapezium-cluster-1124091
Interstellar Cloud, 2021, 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas
2240 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-interstellar-cloud-1058291
Dark Matter, 2021, 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas
2240 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/en/artworks/anne-wölk-dark-matter-1082419
The Great Silence, 2022, Oil on Canvas, 100 x 240 cm, 5490 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-the-great-silence-1830742

Artwork series: Planet Spheres
text in English:
The idea of ​​the painted celestial globes originates from astronomical research on exoplanets, which is driven by the search for extrasolar worlds. As a child, Anne Wölk saw countless simulations of the night skies and detailed presentations of gas planets such as Saturn and Jupiter at the planetarium of her hometown, Jena. Wölk’s sky landscapes are painted on spheres of different sizes and hang freely from the ceiling. The three-dimensional paintings are characterized by the use of a slow, precise working method and are made with acrylic paint on styrofoam. The objects embody a fictional and poetic interpretation of possible extraterrestrial worlds, carrying the ideal of the romanticism of the 19th century. The starting point for the spheres are astrophotographs from space telescopes. Inspired by viable future colonies on rocky planets, the works refer to the question of whether there is ‘life beyond earth’ and ask: ‘What could colonies look like on other worlds?’
text in German:
Die Idee, der bemalten Himmelsgloben, entspringt der astronomischen Forschung zu Exoplaneten, die die Fahndung nach extrasolaren Welten vorantreibt. Als Kind sah Anne Wölk, im Planetarium ihrer Heimatstadt Jena, unzählige Simulationen des nächtlichen Sternenhimmels und Detailaufnahmen von Gasplaneten, wie dem Saturn und Jupiter.
Wölk´s Himmelslandschaften sind auf Kugeln in unterschiedlicher Größe gemalt und hängen frei schwebend von der Decke. Die dreidimensionalen Gemälde entstehen in einer Methodik des langsamen und präzisen Arbeitens in Arylfarbe auf Styropor. Das Ideal der Romantik des 19. Jahrhunderts in sich tragend, verkörpern die Objekte, eine fiktive und poetische Interpretation möglicher Exowelten. Ausgangspunkt für die Sphären sind Astrofotografien von Weltraumteleskopen. Gedanklich inspiriert von möglichen zukünftigen Kolonien auf Gesteinsplaneten, beziehen sich die Arbeiten auf die Frage nach „Leben jenseits der Erde“. Wie könnten Kolonien auf anderen Welten aussehen?

“Second Earth“, 2019, 40 cm sphere, Acrylic on Styrofoam
3500 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-second-earth-691467
Video 360 Degree Show
“Second Earth“, 2019, 40 cm sphere, Acrylic on Styrofoam
3500 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-second-earth-691467
“Second Earth“, 2019, 40 cm sphere, Acrylic on Styrofoam
3500 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-second-earth-691467
artwork under glass bell jar, 29 x 23 cm, 11.4 x 9 inch
430 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-mini-universe-1059169
Deep Sky, 2021, Sphere, 50 x 50 cm, Acrylic on Styrofoam
4000 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-deep-sky-1059417
Video 360 Degree Show
Apollo 16, 2022, Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 19.5 x 15.7, 1360 Euro
Available for sale from Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-apollo-16-1556593

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Artwork series: Starscapes
text in English:
The Starscapes series comprises night landscapes with fascinating and mysterious light atmospheres. The motifs come from the tradition of landscape painting of the 17th century, when Dutch painters, such as Aert van der Neer, examined night light phenomena in many ways. Although Anne Wölk takes on the precision and painterly compactness of the old master van der Neer, she uses Filmstills from popular science fiction movies as a contemporary template. The painter lets mountain landscapes shine brightly against dark, starry skies and magically draws the viewer’s gaze into their depths. A digital glow effect in the horizon line references the excessive screen light of the present day. The classic deep light of traditional oil painting is distorted and expanded by an LED light. The dark shade ‘indanthrene blue’ is omnipresent in the firmament. The deep, wide night blue of the sky envelops and quietly warms the viewer in an artistic embrace.
text in German:
Die Serie “Starscapes” umfasst Nachtlandschaften mit faszinierenden und geheimnisvollen Lichtstimmungen. Die Motive stehen in der Tradition der Landschaftsmalerei des 17.Jahrhunderts, einer Zeit in der niederländische Maler, wie Aert van der Neer, Nachtlichtphänomene vielfältig untersucht haben. Anne Wölk übernimmt die Präzision und malerische Kompaktheit des Altmeisters, nutzt aber im zeitgenössischem Sinne Filmstills aus dem Science-Fiction Genre als Vorlagen. Die Malerin lässt Gebirgslandschaften vor dunklen Sternenhimmeln hell aufleuchten und zieht den Blick des Betrachters magisch in die Tiefe. Ein digitaler Gloweffekt in der Horizontlinie referiert auf übersteigerte Bildschirmfarben der Gegenwart. Das klassische Tiefenlicht der altmeisterlichen Ölmalerei wird durch LED-Licht verzerrt und erweitert. Omnipresent ist der dunkle Blauton “Indanthrene Blue” im Firmament. Das tiefe und weite Nachtblau des Himmelsgewölbe hüllt ein und wärmt leise in einer bildnerischen Umarmung.

The Future of Yesterday, 2023, 50 x 40 cm, oil on canvas, 1560 Euro
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France,
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-the-future-of-yesterday-1829681
Abendland, 2022, 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas, sold (private studio sale)
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-abendland-1761722
Palm Valley, 2021, Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 cm, 490 Euro
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-palm-valley-1449503
„Observatorio“, (Observatorio El Sauce Chile), 2020, 20 x 30 cm, oil on canvas
The observatory allows scientists to observe the cosmic splendor of the universe in average 310+ clear nights/year.
500 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-observatorio-observatorio-el-sauce-chile–869361
Terraforming, 2020, 70 x 70 cm, oil on canvas
2240 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-terraforming-694809
milky way
Milky Way (only stars overhear us), 2018, 70 x 90 cm, acrylic on canvas
sold (private studio sale)
https://www.singulart.com
Space Experiment, 2021, 60 x 40 cm, 23,6 x 15 inch, oil on canvas, sold
https://www.singulart.com
Magic Lights, 2021, 30 x 40 cm, oil on canvas, Sold
https://www.singulart.com/en/artworks/anne-wölk-magic-lights-1506251
Cosmic Horizon, 2020, 30 x 40 cm, oil on canvas,
Sold by Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-cosmic-horizon-918721
Winter silence, 2020, 30 x 40 cm, oil on canvas
Sold by Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-winter-silence-901075
Purple Shades, 2021, 30 x 40 cm, oil on canvas
1200 Euro – or make an offer at Singulart
Available for sale from Singulart Paris,
https://www.singulart.com/en/artworks/anne-wölk-purple-shades-1508935
Enrosadira, 2021, 30 x 40 cm, oil on canvas
Sold by Rt5 Round Table Art Auction 2022
https://www.singulart.com
Alpenglow, 2020, 30 x 40 cm, acrylic on canvas
Sold by Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-alpenglow-918727
Twilight Peak, 2021, 30 x 40 cm, Oil on canvas
sold by Singulart Paris,
https://www.singulart.com
Alpenglow II, 2019, 30 x 40 cm, acrylic on canvas
1200 Euro – or make an offer at 5pieces Gallery
star spiral
Star Spiral, 2019, 49,5 x 40 cm, 19.5 x 15.7, acrylic on canvas
Sold, CICA Art Museum Collection
Day Break, 2019, 49,5 x 40 cm, 19.5 x 15.7, acrylic on canvas
Available for sale from Singulart Paris
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-daybreak-982863
Twisting Aurora (Aurora Borealis near the North Pole), 2021,
acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 cm, 9.5 x 7 Inch,
Available for sale from Singulart Paris,
https://www.singulart.com
Scope and Vision, 2019, 60 x 40 cm, 23,6 x 15 inch, acrylic on canvas
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-scope-and-vision-694283
installation view, 2019, Tête Gallery Space, Berlin
Neon Earth, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 cm, 11.8 x 9.5 Inch, 870 Euro
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-neon-earth-1087775

Deep Blue Dive, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 cm, 11.8 x 9.5 Inch
Transmission, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 49,5 x 40 cm, 19.5 x 15.7 Inch
Available for sale from Alfa Gallery Miami
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/anne-wolk-transmission
timelapse
Timelapse, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 cm, 9.5 x 7 Inch
Sold
winterlandscape
Winter landscape, 2018, 30 x 60 cm, 11.8 x 23.6 Inch, acrylic on canvas
Available for sale from Alfa Gallery Miami
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/anne-wolk-winter-landscape
sold, Virtual Light, multi panel work, polyptych, acrylic on canvas, 2018
The Multiverse
The Multiverse, 2018, acrylic on canvas 50 x 70 cm, 19.7 x 27.6 Inch
sold by Singulart Gallery, Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-the-multiverse-697637
spaceport
Spaceport station, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 15.8 x 15.8 Inch
Sold by Round Table 5 Charity Auction
Virtual Light
Virtual Light, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 15.8 x 15.8 Inch
sold by Karl & Faber for Rotary Charity Auction Munich
A Moment in Time, 2021, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm, 1200 Euro
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-a-moment-in-time-1392467
Saturn Rising, 2021, Ballpen, Spraypaint, Fineliner and Watercolor on Paper,
17 x 23 cm, framed, frame size: 26 x 32 cm, 400 Euro (frame in price included)
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-saturn-rising-1342953

Starlight Destination, 2021, Ballpen, Spraypaint, Fineliner and Watercolor on Paper,
19 x 29 cm, framed, frame size: 42 x 32 cm, 440 Euro (frame in price included)
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-starlight-destination-1352675
Nights over Finland, 2022, Linocut, 30 x 22 cm, framed 52,5 x 42,5 cm, 500 Euro
(frame in price included)
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-nights-over-finland-nächte-über-finnland–1589010
Loopers, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 cm, 11.8 x 11.8 Inch
High Moon, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 15.8 x 15.8 Inch
Available for sale from Pantocrator Gallery at Swab Barcelona Art Fair 2020,
https://swab.es
Luna azul handy
Luna azul, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 23,7 x 30 cm, 9.3 x 11.8 Inch
Available for sale from Pantocrator Gallery at Swab Barcelona Art Fair 2020
https://swab.es
Luna azul II
Luna azul II, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 23,7 x 30 cm, 9.3 x 11.8 Inch
Available for sale from Pantocrator Gallery at Swab Barcelona Art Fair 2020
https://swab.es

Slow Motion, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 cm, 11.8 x 9.5 Inch
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France, 920 Euro
https://5piecesgallery.com/collections/anne-wolk/products/slow-motion

Artwork series: Floating architectures
text in English:
Anne Wölk includes architectural elements in her painting compositions when dealing with the futuristic designs of the Bauhaus-related VKhUTEMAS movement. In general, the painter adores the union of the artistic and technical vision of the Russian Avant-Garde. In 2015, a comprehensive and extensive exhibition was held at the Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin. Next to the historical background information of Russian Avant-Garde Futurism, Anne Wölk researched in Set Designs of Science Fiction Movies about future city ideas, for e. g. the film Oblivion with its Sky Tower.

Sky Tower, 2020, 50 x 50 cm, oil on canvas
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France, 1600 Euro
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-sky-tower-1133045
Remenbrance, 2020, 50 x 50 cm, oil on canvas
Available for sale from Singulart Gallery Paris, France, 1610 Euro
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-remenbrance-1145425

Artwork series: Birch trees and two Moons in the Sky
text in English:
Art, in its purest sense, is an attempt to construct a parallel world with different horizons of opportunity. The focus of the artistic research of artwork series, Birch trees and two Moons in the Sky, is the process of recreation of reality. The working method is characterized by the employment of collage techniques and the layering of landscapes with juxtaposed objects and playing with grids, geometric shapes and light. 
Next to historical art influences, many international futuristic and utopian novels have strongly influenced the painting motifs. As a teenager, Anne Wölk read science fiction novels such as Return from the Stars by Stanisław Lem and Roadside Picnic by the brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Since then, the artist had read tons of science fiction novels with completely different cultural backgrounds. For that reason, Wölk owns a vast collection of books, which she had built upon the two first novels mentioned previously. One of her favorite books is Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson, which addresses the main points of her subject matter. Gibson predicted cyberspace, which is structured similarly to our Internet. But in contrast to today’s flat monitor experience, cyberspace can be accessed as a location. 
Anne Wölks artworks are intended to get stuck in the head. A painting has to be more than “only” technically perfect. It should own something special like an independent sole, that is difficult to put into words, but that only turns art into “art.” Her motives are magical and somehow crazy in their own way, like the landscapes in dreams and associate opposing terms such as bright and quiet, attractive, and a little scary.
Through Wölks cultural roots, the artist experience herself as a part of two different worlds, having both Eastern and Western cultural influences. During her childhood, she often came into contact with paintings by East-European and Russian landscape painters. She always enjoyed drawing birch trees and have loved them for their cool and beautiful elegance. The painters grandfather was the first person to promote her interest in drawing. He taught her basic rules for studying nature and understanding proportions. Wölk senior came from the East-Prussian Königsberg, modern-day Kaliningrad. During Wölks early childhood, he influenced her with his drawings and portraits, which were full of Baltic Romanticism and melancholy. Since then the Baltic melancholy has inscribed itself into her artworks, like a different melody. 

Simulacron, 2017, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 15.8 x 15.8 Inch
Rendezvous, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 15.8 x 15.8 Inch
Wintermute, 2017, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 40 x 40 cm, 15.8 x 15.8 Inch
Sold
hill-sphere
Hill sphere, 2017, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 49 x 49 cm, 19.3 x 19.3 inch
Sold by Round Table 5 charity Auction
Lily Pond
Lily Pond, 2012, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 49 x 49 cm, 19.3 x 19.3 inch
Sold by Art Suites Gallery Istanbul
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Transform-fault, 2012, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 49 x 49 cm, 19.3 x 19.3 inch
Sold by Art Suites Gallery Istanbul
Outskirts, 2011, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 49 x 49 cm, 19.3 x 19.3 inch
Sold by Hollywood Art Center, Hollywood near Miami, USA
composition 3, 2014, Black & White print & chalk pastels on paper,
36,8 x 48,1 cm, 14.5 x 18.9 inch, (variation on window theme)
Sold
02-woelk-high-res
composition 2, 2014, chalk pastels on paper, 70 x 100 cm; 27,6 x 39,4 inch, (variation on diamond theme)
Moonlight_Sonata_high_res
Moonlight Sonata, 2013, 200 x 250 cm, 98.4 x 78.7 inches, mixed media (oil, acrylic, spray paint) on fabric
Available for sale fromSingulart Gallery Paris, France, 7500
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-moonlight-sonata-mondscheinsonate–1608492
phantasmagoria in two_ high resolution
Phantasmagoria in two, 2013, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 170 x 118,5 cm, 66.9 x 46.7 inch
Sold
hexagon_
Hexagon, 2012, 189 x 181 cm, 74.4 x 71.2 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
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Death and the Maiden (Der Tod und das Mädchen), 2012, 250 x 200 cm, 98.4 x 78.7 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
Available for sale fromSingulart Gallery Paris, France, 7500
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-death-and-the-maiden-der-tod-und-das-mädchen–1523803
afterglow
Afterglow, 2013, 70 x 60 cm, 27.6 x 23.6 inch, Mixed media (oil, acrylic and aerosol) on canvas
Sold
prism
Prism, 2012, 100 x 100cm, 39.4 x 39.4 inch, oil on canvas
Styx
Styx, 2013, 250 x 200 cm, 98.4 x 78.7 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
perfect_morning
Perfect Morning, 2013, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 87 x 80 cm, 34.3 x 31.5 inch
Sold
cloud ceiling_high_res
Cloud Ceiling, 2013, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 39.4 x 39.4 inch
air
Air, 2014, oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 49 x 49 cm, 19.3 x 19.3 inch
Cumulus Clouds, 2014, arerosol, pencil, crayon on paper, 27.6 x 39.4 inch (70 x 100 cm)
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Midsummer Clouds, 2016, pastel, Gray and Colouring pencils on paper, 28 x 38,5 cm
Young’s weeping birch (at Soviet War Memorial Berlin), 29 x 24,5 cm, ink on paper, 2016
Red Forest Chernobyl, 2016, 66,5 x 46 cm, ink on paper
Recall, 2010/11, 250 x 200 cm, 98.4 x 78.7 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on fabric
Pioneer Species, 200 x 250 cm, 78.7 x 98.4 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on canvas
sold
Camouflage, 2011, 225 x 450 cm, 88.6 x 177.2 inch, Mixed media (oil, acrylic and aerosol) on fabric and canvas
Available for sale fromSingulart Gallery Paris, France, 9000
https://www.singulart.com/de/kunstwerke/anne-wölk-camouflage-1523828
Fusio, 2011, 250 x 200 cm, 98.4 x 78.7 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on fabric
sold
Mirror, 2011, 100 x 100 cm, 39.2 x 39.2 inches, Oil, acrylic and aerosol on fabric
Available for sale from Alfa Gallery Miami
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/anne-wolk-mirror

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