Kreuzbild (Cross)

Details

Arnulf Rainer (b. 1929)
Kreuzbild (Cross)
signed with the artist's initials 'R.' (upper left)
oil and screenprint on paper laid on board, in artist's frame
62 3/8 x 48 7/8in. (158.5 x 124.2cm.)
Executed in 1992-1993

Provenance

Galleria Arte92, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007.

Exhibited

Milan, Galleria Arte92, Arnulf Rainer, 2006-2007 (illustrated in colour, p. 53).

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

‘I have always been inspired by William Blake’s idiosyncratic visions of angels but also by those of Giotto and Fra Angelico, which encouraged me to become involved with the visual splendour of these beings. But this has been limited to shy, covert glances at their attire. I do not dare look at them in the face.’
– Arnulf Rainer

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