Sale: 519 / Post War / Cont. Art II, June 19. 2021 in Munich Lot 486

 

486
Hermann Nitsch
Relikt, 1999.
Mixed media. Blood on canvas, mounted on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,200
Sold:
€ 17,500 / $ 18,900

(incl. surcharge)
Relikt. 1999.
Mixed media. Blood on canvas, mounted on canvas.
Signed and illegibly dated on the reverse. 150 x 150 cm (59 x 59 in). [EH].

• In his art actions Hermann Nitsch shows the contradictions inherent in humans.
• Participation in documenta 5 and 7 in Kassel in 1972 and 1982.
• Nitsch is one of the most important representatives of Viennese Actionism
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PROVENANCE: Private collection UK.

LITERATURE: Von Morenberg Casa d'Aste, Trento, auction on May 7, 2008, lot 216, p. 86.




486
Hermann Nitsch
Relikt, 1999.
Mixed media. Blood on canvas, mounted on canvas
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,200
Sold:
€ 17,500 / $ 18,900

(incl. surcharge)