Lot No. 606 #


Friedensreich Hundertwasser*


Friedensreich Hundertwasser* - Modern Art

(Vienna 1928–2000 Pacific Ozean, on board the Queen Elizabeth II)
‘Arkadenhaus und gelber Turm’, 1953, tapestry, 1976, executed by Rafael Morquecho, Gobelinos Mexicanos (manufactory founded by Fritz Riedl), wool tapestry, woven signature of Hundertwasser, 255 x 180 cm, (K)

Verso fabric label with description (partly printed) Hundertwasser, Werkverzeichnis, Andrea Christa Fürst-Hundertwasser Archiv, vol. II, Taschen, 2002, page 934/TAP 39, cf. page 245, no.165 (ill. page 246) - the watercolour after which the tapestry was executed.
Exhibited:
Hundertwasser Bildteppiche, Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg 1977;
Hundertwasser Tapisserien, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1978/79;
Welt-Wander-Museumsausstellung/Österreich zeigt den Kontinenten Hundertwasser:
Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid 1979;
Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, Pfäffiko n/Zürich See 1979;
Palazzo Reale, Milan 1980;
Henie/ Onstad Stiftelser Kunstsentret, Hovikooden 1980;
Museum Ludwig, Cologne 1980/1981;
Secession, Vienna, 1981

Exhibition catalogues:
Welt-Wander Museumsausstellung/Austria zeigt den Kontinenten Hundertwasser, The Tel Aviv Museum, 1976, page 353 (ill.);
Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo,1977, page 353 (ill.);
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, 1977;
Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria 1977, page 353 (ill.);
Museum de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro 1977;
Palacio Itamaraty, Brazil, 1977, page 353 (ill.);
Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo,1977;
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas,1977, page 353 (ill.);
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1978, page 353 (ill.);
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1978, page 353 (ill.);
Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid,1979, cat. 190;
Palazzo Reale, Milan,1980, cat.190; S
onja Henies og Niels Onstads Stiftelser-Kunstsentret, Hovikod den, 1980, page 353 (ill.);
Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseo, Helsinki 1981, page 353 (ill.);
Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1983, page 353 (ill.);
Hundertwasser Bildteppiche, Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg,1977 (ill.);
Hundertwasser Tapisserien, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1978, page 22 (ill.)

Provenance:
Private Collection, Switzerland

Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358

elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at

09.06.2015 - 19:00

Estimate:
EUR 30,000.- to EUR 45,000.-

Friedensreich Hundertwasser*


(Vienna 1928–2000 Pacific Ozean, on board the Queen Elizabeth II)
‘Arkadenhaus und gelber Turm’, 1953, tapestry, 1976, executed by Rafael Morquecho, Gobelinos Mexicanos (manufactory founded by Fritz Riedl), wool tapestry, woven signature of Hundertwasser, 255 x 180 cm, (K)

Verso fabric label with description (partly printed) Hundertwasser, Werkverzeichnis, Andrea Christa Fürst-Hundertwasser Archiv, vol. II, Taschen, 2002, page 934/TAP 39, cf. page 245, no.165 (ill. page 246) - the watercolour after which the tapestry was executed.
Exhibited:
Hundertwasser Bildteppiche, Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg 1977;
Hundertwasser Tapisserien, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1978/79;
Welt-Wander-Museumsausstellung/Österreich zeigt den Kontinenten Hundertwasser:
Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid 1979;
Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, Pfäffiko n/Zürich See 1979;
Palazzo Reale, Milan 1980;
Henie/ Onstad Stiftelser Kunstsentret, Hovikooden 1980;
Museum Ludwig, Cologne 1980/1981;
Secession, Vienna, 1981

Exhibition catalogues:
Welt-Wander Museumsausstellung/Austria zeigt den Kontinenten Hundertwasser, The Tel Aviv Museum, 1976, page 353 (ill.);
Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo,1977, page 353 (ill.);
South African National Gallery, Cape Town, 1977;
Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria 1977, page 353 (ill.);
Museum de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro 1977;
Palacio Itamaraty, Brazil, 1977, page 353 (ill.);
Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo,1977;
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas,1977, page 353 (ill.);
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1978, page 353 (ill.);
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1978, page 353 (ill.);
Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid,1979, cat. 190;
Palazzo Reale, Milan,1980, cat.190; S
onja Henies og Niels Onstads Stiftelser-Kunstsentret, Hovikod den, 1980, page 353 (ill.);
Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseo, Helsinki 1981, page 353 (ill.);
Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1983, page 353 (ill.);
Hundertwasser Bildteppiche, Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg,1977 (ill.);
Hundertwasser Tapisserien, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1978, page 22 (ill.)

Provenance:
Private Collection, Switzerland

Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358

elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Modern Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 09.06.2015 - 19:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 30.05. - 09.06.2015

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