About Arnulf Rainer
- Surrealism
- Viennese Actionism
Austrian[3] artist known for his Overpaintings, covering others' canvases with monochromatic paint, and his unsettling photo-based Face Farces series.
Where to see Arnulf Rainer
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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5 recorded works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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4 recorded works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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3 recorded works
Belvedere
Vienna, Austria
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2 recorded works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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2 recorded works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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2 recorded works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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1 recorded work
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
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1 recorded work
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
Lenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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1 recorded workHarvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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1 recorded workVictoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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1 recorded work
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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0 recorded works
De Pont
Tilburg, Netherlands
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0 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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0 recorded works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Arnulf Rainer?
Arnulf Rainer is an artist who, after brief stints at Akademie der Bildenden Kunste and Hochschule fur Angewandte Kunst, developed the Overpaintings, a series of images covered with near-monochromatic paint. He also photographed himself making grimaces in photo booths, which he then revised with colour and graphic interventions for his Face Farces series.What is Arnulf Rainer known for?
Arnulf Rainer is known for his Overpaintings, a series of existing images covered with layers of near-monochromatic paint. He is also known for his Face Farces series, which involved photographs of his own facial contortions revised with colour and graphic intervention.What was Arnulf Rainer's art style?
Arnulf Rainer's drawings often feature a curved, arched forehead. These drawings sometimes came into being when he was in a drunken stupor or under the influence of drugs.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Arnulf Rainer's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Harvard Art Museums Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Victoria and Albert Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] wikipedia Wikipedia: Arnulf Rainer Used for: biography.
- [4] book guggenheim-berriarei00bilb Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [6] book Jule, Walter, Precarious Balance Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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