Tief in sich ruhendes Vertrauen

Visual Description

A woman’s profile, steeped in warm rose and magenta, rests with closed eyes, closely encircled by the curved neck of a flamingo. Between palm fronds, floral clusters and a dark ground of water, a lotus blossom opens at the bottom.

Along the lower edge runs a relief border in gold leaf with a patinated finish; above it shimmer glazes of blue and green, speckles and fine layering.

Artistic Interpretation

The work is a hymn to trust in life: devotion, fragility and inner certainty lie close together. Flamingo (grace) and lotus (renewal) frame the figure’s gentle connection with herself. Wölke shows that calm is not the absence of movement but strength held in balance – a quiet, courageous yes to one’s own path.

Art-Historical Context

The symbolic flora and the meditative figure connect to Symbolism and surreal pop; the intensely colored layers, drips and collage elements place the work in a contemporary mixed-media practice. The gold-leaf passage quotes sacred pictorial traditions and, through its patina, takes on a modern note close to wabi-sabi.

Exclusivity

A one-of-a-kind original with layered collage, stucco relief and a gilded border in a patina finish. The tactile surface, the large format and the combination of figurative calm and colorful opulence carry Wölke’s unmistakable signature.

Collector Value

An iconic statement piece about trust and self-connection – timeless in content, striking in space. Well suited to reception areas, practices and homes where art is meant to bring calm, dignity and radiance.

More About the Artist

Rike Wölke combines figuration with expressive gesture and abstract influences; luminous, powerful colors, dynamic lines and rhythmic splashes define her unmistakable signature.

Contrasts and the balance between precise drawing and spontaneous intuition create tense, layered pictures that open up an emotional dialogue and personal readings.

Condition Report

Condition: no visible defects. A detailed condition report is available on request.