Sale: 448 / Post War II, June 09. 2017 in Munich Lot 490

 

490
Arnulf Rainer
Ohne Titel, 2004.
Gouache
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 13,750 / $ 14,850

(incl. surcharge)
Ohne Titel. 2004.
Gouache over offset print.
Signed lower left. On wove paper. 29.5 x 40.5 cm (11.6 x 15.9 in). [AP].

PROVENANCE: Galerie Livingstone International Contemporary Art, The Hague.
Private collection.

EXHIBITION: Arnulf Rainer, Körpersprache - Landschaftssprache, Amersfoort, Armando Museum, 26 June, 2005 - 15 January, 2006 (with illu.).

Arnulf Rainer has been occupied with overpaintings since the 1950s. In our work the artist does not treat the original motif beyond recognition. Instead, the blue wave-like overpaintings underline the obvious seafaring theme. However, the most important parts remain covered, so that it is not clear whether the original image shows a battle or a harbor scene. With a few strong lines Rainer turns the work into his own interpretation of storm and the forces of nature.



490
Arnulf Rainer
Ohne Titel, 2004.
Gouache
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 13,750 / $ 14,850

(incl. surcharge)