Rainer, Arnulf Red Flame. 2024. Kaltnadelradierung in Rot auf Velin. 32,2 x 24,5 cm (53,5 x 39,5 cm). Signiert und nummeriert. - Verso mit kleinen Atelier-Farbspuren. Insgesamt sehr gut. Ausgesprochen…

Austrian Post War Viennese Actionism Rainer, Arnulf Red Flame. 2024. drypoint in red on wove paper. 32.2 x 24.5 cm (53.5 x 39.5 cm). Signed and numbered. - Verso with small studio traces of paint. Very good overall. Exceptionally splendid and rich impression in vibrant colors, with margin and scoop margin. One of 25 copies. - The gestural etching field created by Rainer condenses like an arrow. While the outer areas of the etching are modulated in merino red, Rainer accumulates the body created by numerous gestural incisions on the etching plate in a vermilion red. In "Red Flame", he works almost entirely without plate tone, which compositionally lends additional expression to the gesture of a condensed artistic force field. The work hints at Rainer's long bodily engagement with existential themes and cultural practices of cultural history, which the artist has continuously dealt with in his artistic work since the 1950s. With his obsessive will to work and not least through his constant incorporation of new artistic techniques and concepts as well as his own physicality, he is considered one of the most innovative abstract painters of the 20th century. Drypoint etching in red on wove paper. Signed and numbered. - Fine overall. Exceptionally splendid and burr-like impression in bright color, with margins and the scoop margin. - One of 25 copies. gestural, bundled etching field created by Rainer condenses like an arrow. While the outer areas of the etching are modulated in merino red, Rainer accumulates the body created by numerous gestural incisions on the etching plate in a vermilion red. In "Red Flame", he works almost entirely without plate tone, which compositionally lends additional expression to the gesture of a condensed artistic force field. The work hints at Rainer's long bodily engagement with existential themes and cultural practices of cultural history, which the artist has continuously dealt with in his artistic work since the 1950s. He is considered one of the most innovative abstract painters of the 20th century thanks to his obsessive will to work and, not least, his constant incorporation of new artistic techniques and concepts as well as his own physicality. This work is subject to tax. A premium of 23.95% will be added to the hammer price and the final invoice amount will be subject to 7% (books) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.