Lot No. 218 +


A unique high-back chair mod. “Crazy Time for ever”, designed and manufactured by Johann Rumpf


A unique high-back chair mod. “Crazy Time for ever”, designed and manufactured by Johann Rumpf - Design

in 2021, four-legged structure made of polychrome varnished wood, with acrylic paint and lightfast furniture varnishes, the seat additionally covered with transparent special lacquer. Titled, signed and dated. Dimensions height c. 117 cm, width c. 52 cm, depth c. 52 cm. (MHA)

A unique piece from the Crazy Times series showing the crazy, destabilising period 2020-2021.

Johann Rumpf addresses several aspects of the pandemic in this model: how long will the pandemic last, when will it end? Red is the colour of love, but also of suffering.

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 - 1992: Various exhibitions in Austria and abroad (Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Frankfurt, New York, etc.); 1992 - 1993: Construction of the Kunsthaus Rumpf; 1994 - 2020: various exhibitions and art auctions; Johann Rumpf lives and works in Vienna.

Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242

Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at

17.06.2022 - 16:12

Realized price: **
EUR 2,368.-
Estimate:
EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-

A unique high-back chair mod. “Crazy Time for ever”, designed and manufactured by Johann Rumpf


in 2021, four-legged structure made of polychrome varnished wood, with acrylic paint and lightfast furniture varnishes, the seat additionally covered with transparent special lacquer. Titled, signed and dated. Dimensions height c. 117 cm, width c. 52 cm, depth c. 52 cm. (MHA)

A unique piece from the Crazy Times series showing the crazy, destabilising period 2020-2021.

Johann Rumpf addresses several aspects of the pandemic in this model: how long will the pandemic last, when will it end? Red is the colour of love, but also of suffering.

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 - 1992: Various exhibitions in Austria and abroad (Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Frankfurt, New York, etc.); 1992 - 1993: Construction of the Kunsthaus Rumpf; 1994 - 2020: various exhibitions and art auctions; Johann Rumpf lives and works in Vienna.

Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242

Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 17.06.2022 - 16:12
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.06. - 17.06.2022


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT(Country of delivery: Austria)

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