Sigmar Gabriel was invited to attend the ceremony in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, to unveil my portrait of Karl Schiller. I designed an elegant ensemble for the foyer, for this and an older portrait of Erhard.
Several of Schiller’s companions were in attendance: Detlef Prinz as the lender, his cabinet colleague Klaus von Dohnanyi as keynote speaker and – a special joy – his wife Etta Schiller. Among the many guests there were also three former Federal Ministers of Economics.