Process, Hermann Nitsch. 1982. Collage on canvas, 70.9 x 55.5 in.
Transparent layering to depict painting itself


Splatter Painting, Hermann Nitsch. 1986-1990. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 79 x 118 in.
'Relics' that portray a juxtaposition of beauty and violence through a spiritual sacrifice

Society of Deficiency, Jorg Immendorff. 1998. Oil on canvas, 61 x 53 in.
Personal/political depiction of gloom and waste as an artist and in German government

Julie-Die Vrou, Marlene Dumas. 1985. Oil on canvas, 49.2 x 41.3 in.
Seductive portrait, questioning societal notions of femininity

The Passion, Marlene Dumas. 1994. Gouache and ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.
Extremely intimate portrait depicting Jesus on the cross, though seemingly sacrilegious without any facial recognition

Young Boys, Marlene Dumas. 1993. Oil on canvas, 39 x 118 in.
Simplistic, barren display of vulnerability through repetition of figure

Feather Stola, Marlene Dumas. 2000. Oil on canvas, 39 x 22 in.
Erotic feeling, combination of contemporary beauty with traditional beauty