Three Attitudes by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Three Attitudes, 2018, oil on canvas, 35-7/16" × 29-1/2" (90 cm × 74.9 cm), three panels each, 35-7/16" × 88-1/2" (90 cm × 224.8 cm), approximate overall installed © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Tim Eitel

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b. 1971, Leonberg, Germany

Tim Eitel conveys a deep command of color, technique, and form in his figurative paintings inspired by his observations of contemporary life and art history.

He studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig from 1997 to 2001 and was a Meisterschüler (Master Student) of Professor Arno Rink from 2001 through 2003. He has received a number of prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Landesgraduiertenstipendium, Saxonia, Germany (2002) and the Marion Ermer Preis (2003). Cofounder of the collective Galerie LIGA in Berlin, he was one of the leading protagonists of the New Leipzig School before gaining a reputation as one of the most important painters of his generation.

He has participated in over fifty group exhibitions and twenty monographic exhibitions worldwide since 2000, including at the Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland (2004); Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri (2005); Kunsthalle Tübingen (2008); Rochester Art Center, Minnesota (2013); Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria (2013); Kasteel Wijlre, The Netherlands (2018); Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany (2019); and Daegu Art Museum, South Korea (2020). Eitel‘s work is held in numerous important collections, including the Albertina, Vienna; ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark; Daegu Art Museum, South Korea; Deutsche Bank Collection, Germany; Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin; Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden; and the Rubell Family Collection, Miami.

Split Moon by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Split Moon, 2023, egg tempera on canvas, 27-11/16" × 23-3/4" × 1-7/16" (70.3 cm × 60.3 cm × 3.7 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

out where by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, out where, 2023, egg tempera on canvas, 86-5/8" × 74-13/16" × 1-3/8" (220 cm × 190 cm × 3.5 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Loop by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Loop, 2023, egg tempera on canvas, 82-11/16" × 74-13/16" × 1-9/16" (210 cm × 190 cm × 4 cm), 2 panels, each © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Mexican Garden (1st View) by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Mexican Garden (1st View), 2020, oil on canvas, 6' 10-11/16" × 6' 2-13/16" (210 cm × 190 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Four Squares by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Four Squares, 2019, oil on canvas, 31-7/8" × 25-9/16" (81 cm × 64.9 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

View from Outside by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, View from Outside, 2018, oil on wood panel, 8-11/16" × 10-5/8" (22.1 cm × 27 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Lobby by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Lobby, 2018, oil on wood panel, 8-11/16" × 10-5/8" (22.1 cm × 27 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Blue Sky (Ruins) by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Blue Sky (Ruins), 2018, oil on canvas, 7' 2-5/8" × 10' 2-1/16" × 4" (220 cm × 310 cm × 10.2 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Tim Eitel, White Walls, 2018, oil on canvas, 35-7/16" × 29-1/2" (90 cm × 74.9 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Öffnung by Tim Eitel

Tim Eitel, Öffnung, 2006, oil on linen, 9' x 7' 2-1/2" (274.3 cm x 219.7 cm) © 2025 Tim Eitel / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn