Don't kiss me. 1971.
Mixed media over a photograph.
Lower left signed, dated and titled. Once again titled and dated on the reverse. On smooth firm wove paper. 60.9 x 50.5 cm (23.9 x 19.8 in), size of sheet. [AW].

• Expressive combination of photography and painting.
• A striking work by the famous Austrian artist, who plays with the motifs of concealment and superimposition in his oeuvre.
• Arnulf Rainer is an autodidact and left the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts after only a few days due to artistic controversy.
• In 1978 and 1980, Arnulf Rainer represented Austria at the Venice Biennale.

We are grateful to the Studio Rainer for the kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.