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| Artist: | Hundertwasser, Friedensreich (1928 - 2000) |
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| Title: | Good Morning City |
| Medium: | Silkscreen in 10 colors with metal imprints in 8 colors |
| Image Size: | 33 1/2 in x 22 in (85.1 cm x 55.9 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 33 1/2 in x 22 in (85.1 cm x 55.9 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 45 in x 33 3/4 in (114.3 cm x 85.7 cm) |
| Signed: | This work is signed in ink in the lower right with 2 Hundertwasser Japanese seals; an imprinted signature also appears in the lower center of the image. |
| Edition: | Numbered 972/10000 in the left hand side of the work; from the total edition of 10,000 of which only 200 were comprised of this color combination. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and vibrant. |
| Gallery Price: Item# 3320 | Sorry, this item is sold |
| Historical Description: | |
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| Conveying a sense of the brilliancy of light and color, this work is designed
with a layering of images giving the effect of colors bouncing off each other.
Executed in a variety of colors, this work creates a wealth of imagery to keep
the viewer's eye constantly engaged. The linear quality of this work creates
a sense of an abstracted network of grids within a highly active scene. Walter
Koschatzky stated of this work, "The idea of making skyscrapers beautiful
has now gained acceptance. In San Francisco, for instance, an order was issued
recently that in future all high-rise buildings must be embellished. The print's
widespread distribution has had an extraordinary impact over the years. It vindicates
Hundertwasser's claim that it is a 'very important piece of graphic art.' "
(Koschatzky 102)
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Biography of Friedensreich Hundertwasser
The eccentric and playfully self-advertising Viennese artist known as Friedensreich Hundertwasser was born as Friedrich Stowasser on 15 December 1928. He did not assume his nom d'artiste until 1949 ('sto' meaning 'one hundred' in Slavic languages and 'Wasser' meaning 'water'). Even in adolescence Stowasser brought home reports from school attesting to his 'exceptional feeling for colour and form'. After taking the examinations qualifying for university entrance, Hundertwasser spent three months at the Viennese Art Academy studying under Professor Robin Christian Andersen. Hundertwasser was, however, more indebted to the work of Egon Schiele and Walter Kampmann, which he saw at their exhibitions, than to the brief period of academic instruction. Hundertwasser travelled extensively in Italy, where he met René Brô, whom he accompanied to Paris. Hundertwasser had thought of continuing formal training at the École des Beaux-Arts but spent only one day at that institution. Instead he found the numerous and adventurous trips he took to Morocco, Tunisia, Nepal, Tokyo and Siberia inspirational for the path he intended to follow. Taking Viennese Jugendstil as his point of departure, Hundertwasser developed an abstract, decorative, two-dimensional and vibrantly colourful, utterly distinctive style distinguished by ornamental spiral and labyrinth forms, circles, meanders and biomorphic shapes. During the 1960s Hundertwasser was extremely successful, with a 1962 retrospective in the Austrian pavilion at the Venice Biennale and a 1964 retrospective mounted by the Kestner Gesellschaft in Hannover. In addition, the first comprehensive catalogue of his œuvre was published. Active in the ecological movement, Hundertwasser was committed to making life liveable in a humane environment that was close to nature. He furthered his aims by issuing manifestos and making provocative public appearances, for instance giving a speech in the nude (1968) in Vienna. Between 1968 and 1972 Hundertwasser rehauled the old sailing vessel 'San Giuseppe T' at docks in the Venice lagoon, rechristened it 'Regentag' ['Rainy Day'], and going to see in it several times. So versatile and prolific was Hundertwasser that he also designed coins and stamps for Austria, Senegal and the UN from the 1970s. Moreover, Hunderwasser was the first European artist to have work carved by Japanese master carvers. In 1981 Hundertwasser was appointed head of the master classes for painting at the Viennese Art Academy. The famous Hundertwasser House in Vienna, begun in 1983, attests to Hunderwasser's skill as an architect. The year before he died, Hundertwasser was working on a catalogue raisonné of his works and presented the Uelzen Station architectural project. Hundertwasser died on a cruise ship off New Zealand in 2000.
