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Austrian Post-War Viennese Actionism
Rainer, Arnulf
Perego.
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145
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Austrian Post-War Viennese Actionism
Rainer, Arnulf
Perego.
See original version (German)
Estimate €2,400 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Austrian Post-War
Viennese Actionism
Rainer, Arnulf
Perego. 2025. Drypoint in red on vellum. 39.6 x 30.4 cm (66 x 53 cm). Signed and numbered. - Overall very good condition. An exceptionally magnificent, colour-rich and burred print with margins, featuring the artist’s margin on the left.
One of 25 copies. Rainer’s etching works with the nuances of a single printing ink, which, through varying line density, produces a tonal range from pale salmon pink and translucent rosé at the frayed edges to luminous vermilion and, finally, a deep, rich carmine in the denser centre. The circular composition follows his programmatic principle of overlaying and obliteration: What appears in the centre as a crimson mass is not a painting, but accumulated drawing – the line itself becomes colour, whilst the white of the handmade paper brightens the vermilion of the periphery into that warm, almost glowing light. Rainer deliberately chose red as the colour of blood and vitality, and the spectrum visible here—from ivory through salmon pink, vermilion to carmine is not merely a richness of colour, but a dramatic principle – a curve of intensity that inevitably draws the eye towards the centre. What appears in the centre as a massive blaze of vermilion is not a painting, but accumulated drawing – the line itself becomes colour, meaning the work can be placed within the continuity of his ‘Overpaintings’ and ‘Cross’ series, in which geometric form and gestural excess enter into a productive tension.
Drypoint etching in red on wove paper. Signed and numbered. – An exceptionally splendid, colour-intensive and rich impression with margins, featuring the scoop margin on the left. - One of 25 copies. Rainer’s etching works with the nuances of a single printing ink, which, through varying line density, creates a tonal range extending from pale salmon pink and translucent rosé at the fraying edges to vibrant vermilion and, finally, a deep, rich crimson at the densified centre. The circular composition follows his programmatic principle of covering and erasing: what appears in the centre as a crimson mass is not painting, but accumulated drawing—the line itself becomes colour, whilst the white of the handmade paper brightens the vermilion of the periphery into that warm, almost glowing light. Rainer deliberately chose red as the colour of blood and vitality, and the visible spectrum here—from ivory through salmon pink and vermilion to crimson—is not merely a richness of colour but a dramatic principle—a curve of intensity that inevitably draws the eye to the centre. What appears in the centre as a massive blaze of vermilion is not a painting, but accumulated drawing—the line itself becomes colour, placing the work within the continuity of his overpaintings and Cross series, in which geometric form and gestural excess enter into a productive tension.
*This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) is charged on the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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