Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Private collection, Belgium

Sotheby's, Paris, 3 June 2020, lot 515

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Private collection, France

Hundertwasser Friedensreich : Regentag, Haus der Kunst, München, 1975

Austria presents Hundertwasser to the Continents, Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, 6 May - 6 July 1975

Hundertwasser Bildteppiche, Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg, 1977

Art 8'77, Basel, 1977

Hundertwasser Tapisserien, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, December 1978 - February 1979

Hundertwasser Friedensreich : Regentag, exhibition catalogue, Haus der Kunst, München, 1975, p. 327

Austria presents Hundertwasser to the Continents, exhibition catalogue, Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, 6 May - 6 July 1975, p. 315

Hundertwasser Bildteppiche, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg, 1977, n.p.

Hundertwasser Tapisserien, exhibition catalogue, Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, December 1978 - February 1979 , p. 39

Christa Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II, Cologne, 2002, p. 922-923

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 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.

This work is registered under number 501A in the archives of the Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation.

A certificate of authenticity can be issued to the buyer by The Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation upon request.