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Water to the Knee

A painting by Brigitte Ponkis, exhibited 12 August 1973. Awarded the Museum Gold Medal.

The work

  • Oil on board. 162 by 168 cm.
  • The Assembly in session, one seat empty.

The catalogue enters the painting as work no. 2255.

The prize

1 December 1973, Vellmar: Brigitte Ponkis wins the Museum Gold Medal for Water to the Knee. Report.

The creator

Brigitte Ponkis, journalist, born 26 April 1933 at Lindenhausen; died 24 March 2009. The creator is entered in the civil register as a journalist of Lindenhausen; the Encyclopedia article gives the rest.