2022, modified polychrome painted wood frame construction with oval table top; the latter has been cast, finished and conserved by the artist using several materials and techniques including lightfast furniture varnishes and epoxy resin. Titled, signed and dated: ‹Mysterious Fish› and ‹Rumpf 2022›. Height c. 82 cm, width c. 50 cm, depth c. 40 cm. Slight signs of age and use. (MHA)

A unique piece.

Johann Rumpf was born in Vienna on 7 April 1950.

1970 – 1974: worked for the enamel jewellery company Michaela Frey in Vienna

1973 - 1974: children’ art supervisor at the “Wiener Ferienspiel” and organiser of painting courses in Vienna

1976: licence for artistic screen printing

1976: member of the Professional Association of Austrian Fine Artists; foundation of the artisan company Johann Rumpf with a focus on glass painting

1977 - 2010: various exhibitions in Austria and abroad (Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Frankfurt, New York, etc.)

1992 - 1993: construction of the Kunsthaus Rumpf

1994 - 2023: various exhibitions and art auctions; objects by Johann Rumpf are preserved in various museums and renowned collections such as Barbier-Mueller.

Johann Rumpf lives and works in Vienna.