“A portrait is considered an artist's declaration of bankruptcy in terms of formal procedure and painterly means. Achieving a likeness is a question of craftsmanship, which the painter undoubtedly masters. Her artistic skill is evident when she succeeds in showing what is not actually visible: soul, character, feeling. Ideally, as in the portraits created by Sabina Bockemühl, the entire essence of the subject is expressed.”

Katrin Hoerner M.A., art historian