End of Life
3 (Gudrun Ensslin) 2013/14
acrylic paint / canvas 65 x 65 cms 25.6 x 25.6"
PB.12.4.13.10
The series of paintings 'End of Life' refers to the death of four members of the Red Army Faction (1970-1998) in the prison Stammheim in Stuttgart in the German Federal Republic. This painting is about the death of Gudrun Ensslin (1940-1977).
For further details see the Information provided with the painting 'End of Life 1 (Ulrike Meinhof)'.
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Translation:
- 'Hinter einer braunen Wolldecke hing Gudrun Ensslin am Fenstergitter, erhängt am Kabel ihres Plattenspielers'.
- 'Gudrun Ensslin hung behind a brown woolen blanket from the bars of her window, strangled by the cord of het record player'.
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References
Aust, Stefan
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
2008, Hoffman und Campe Verlag, Hamburg
Rote Armee Fraktion. Texte und Materialien zur Geschichte der RAF
1997 ID-Verlag, Berlin
'Stammheim Intern'
Stern Magazin nr. 45, 27 oktober 1977
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