Expressive/LyricalAbstracts
Intense, contrasted color areas, tangled layers of lines and stains, all interwoven with one another and created with energetic gestures – these are the characteristics of Steffa Reis’ abstract expressive art. These works combine both a spontaneous and controlled work process, and often blend elements of drawing and painting – lines and patches. This signature feature is especially noticeable in the works created in oil pastel on paper (with touches of additional media), a technique in which she excels.
A parallel body of works is typified by similar, but more restrained qualities – transparent colors, softer brushstrokes, and amorphous forms. Overall, these exude an ethereal quality and epitomize this artist’s version of a more lyrical abstraction.
Intense, contrasted color areas, tangled layers of lines and stains, all interwoven with one another and created with energetic gestures – these are the characteristics of Steffa Reis’ abstract expressive art.
These works combine both a spontaneous and controlled work process, and often blend elements of drawing and painting – lines and patches. This signature feature is especially noticeable in the works created in oil pastel on paper (with touches of additional media), a technique in which she excels.
A parallel body of works is typified by similar, but more restrained qualities – transparent colors, softer brushstrokes, and amorphous forms. Overall, these exude an ethereal quality and epitomize this artist’s version of a more lyrical abstraction.
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Taurus, 1982 -
Minotaurus, 1982 -
Untitled, 1982 -
Abstract with Black, 1982 -
Summer Joys, 1982 -
Eternal Embers, 1982 -
Abstract, 1983 -
Abstract, 1980 -
Untitled, 1986 -
Abstract, 1986 -
Abstract in Blue, 1984 -
Abstract, 1982 -
Abstract I, 1983 -
Abstract, 1982 -
Abstract, 1982 -
Urban Sprawl, 2007 -
Springtime, 1983 -
Abstract, 1983 -
Lilac and Beige, 1982 -
Abstract in Red, 1982 -
Abstract, 1985 -
Abstract, 1982 -
Abstract with Grey Border, 2007 -
Green over Red, 2007 -
Abstract (Memorial), 1960s -
Abstract, 2000 -
Blues I, 1990 -
Blues II, 1990 -
Blues V, 1990 -
Blues VII, 1990 -
Abstract I, 1993 -
Abstract IV, 1993 -
Free Fall V, 2007 -
Free Fall VI, 2007
Horn Collection, Berlin
Horn Collection, Berlin
Collection of Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod
Private Collection
Collection of Yad Vashem Museum, Jerusalem
Collection of The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan
