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Arnulf Rainer (b. 1929)
Lot 343

Arnulf Rainer (b. 1929)

Kreuzbild (Cross)

Closed7 March 2019

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GBP 106,250

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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

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

Specialist note

‘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