Portrait Loki Schmidt

“ [...] I’d be pleased to meet you, as someone who loves biology—especially botany—and also has a passion for art isn’t something you come across every day.”

letter from Loki Schmidt dated January 21, 2002

" […] My eyes repeatedly wander across your painting, back and forth, and I discover small new details. I am moved by how much you, dear Mr. Beer, have imagined into large parts of my life. That you used the famous portrait of Alexander von Humboldt as the template for your image moved me, of course—though I do not know what justified this particular attention. Meanwhile, my husband has returned from his conference and insists on hanging the painting in our hall, which you have seen."

letter from Loki Schmidt dated July 23, 2004

have a look at the protrait of Loki Schmidt at 2:10 - 2:14 min