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FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER | FABRIK IN INDIEN
Lot Closed
June 3, 01:55 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER
1928 - 2000
FABRIK IN INDIEN
embroidered by Hilde Absalon-Jelinek
wool tapestry
Executed in 1971-72 after the original painting Fabrik in Indien from 1961, this work is registered under number 501A in the archives of the Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation
180 x 135 cm ; 70 ⅞ x 53 ⅛ in.
A certificate of authenticity can be issued to the buyer by The Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation upon request
[tissé par Hilde Absalon-Jelinek
tapisserie en laine
Exécutée en 1971-72 d'après le tableau originel Fabrik in Indien datant de 1961, cette oeuvre est enregistrée sous le numéro 501A dans les archives de la Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation.
Un certificat d'authenticité pourra être établi par The Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation à la demande de l'acheteur.]
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Acquired by the present owner in 2004
[Acquis par le propriétaire actuel en 2004]
Zeit Magazin, no. 43, 1977, Hamburg, p. 74, illustrated
Die Presse, Vienna, 1978, p. 7, illustrated in colour
Christa Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II Cologne, 2002, pp. 922-923, illustrated in colour
[Zeit Magazin, no. 43, 1977, Hambourg, p. 74, illustré
Die Presse, Vienne, 1978, p. 7, illustré en couleurs
Christa Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II Cologne, 2002, pp. 922-923, illustré en couleurs]
When transforming his works into a tapestry, Hundertwasser’s main concern was to have this done freehand – a transmission of one of his works into a different medium and the quality of the artistic interpretation by the weaver without pattern or cardboard template. In Hundertwasser’s opinion, only this procedure, without a cardboard template, could breathe life into the work, thus an authentic work of art could evolve and not just a soulless copy of the model.
This is the reason why all Hundertwasser’s tapestries are unique examples.