Arnulf Rainer *
(born in Baden near Vienna in 1929)
Untitled (Overpainting), on the reverse signed, dated A. Rainer 1985/87, oil on cardboard on wooden frame, 51.5 x 73.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg (label on the reverse)
Private Collection, Germany
For me, disaster functions as a painting motif for greater excitement, for sensory arousal. But by no means do I commend calamity. Bliss begins to set in when I am overpainting my disaster with the doors and windows wide open, taking constant pleasure in the fresh air. To others I recommend at the very least a bedroom where this is possible. (I mean fresh air, not commotion.) Happiness also comes to one who is capable of concentrating intensely, with great power, on a matter. Happiness comes additionally when one doesn’t lose the grand scheme of things and finds pleasure in his tea-break. Because my paintings bring me happiness, I’m sure that they also have this effect on others; at the very least they become aware of my happiness-in-painting.
1985
22.11.2017 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 45,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 38,000.- to EUR 55,000.-
Arnulf Rainer *
(born in Baden near Vienna in 1929)
Untitled (Overpainting), on the reverse signed, dated A. Rainer 1985/87, oil on cardboard on wooden frame, 51.5 x 73.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg (label on the reverse)
Private Collection, Germany
For me, disaster functions as a painting motif for greater excitement, for sensory arousal. But by no means do I commend calamity. Bliss begins to set in when I am overpainting my disaster with the doors and windows wide open, taking constant pleasure in the fresh air. To others I recommend at the very least a bedroom where this is possible. (I mean fresh air, not commotion.) Happiness also comes to one who is capable of concentrating intensely, with great power, on a matter. Happiness comes additionally when one doesn’t lose the grand scheme of things and finds pleasure in his tea-break. Because my paintings bring me happiness, I’m sure that they also have this effect on others; at the very least they become aware of my happiness-in-painting.
1985
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| Auction: | Contemporary Art I |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 22.11.2017 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 11.11. - 21.11.2017 |
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