Elisabeth Scherffig joins the Collection of Centre Pompidou, Cabinet d’Art Graphique, Paris

Elisabeth Scherffig, Untitled, 2006, sepia dark chalk lead on Arches paper, 225 x 150 cm

We are pleased to announce that the work Untitled (2006, sepia dark chalk lead on Arches paper, 225 x 150 cm) by Elisabeth Scherffig has recently entered the collection of the Cabinet d’art graphique at the Centre Pompidou, thanks to the generous donation of collector Luc Bellier.

Born in Düsseldorf in 1949, Elisabeth Scherffig has lived and worked in Milan since 1971. Her artistic practice has always focused on the urban environment, which she sees as an organism in constant metamorphosis. Exploring these processes of transformation, she has created series of drawings – sometimes on a monumental scale – depicting construction or demolition sites, architectural ruins, or piles of industrial materials.

Her works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and major public institutions both in Europe and the United States, and are held in national and international private collections.