Ohne Titel (Rembrandt). 1980/81.
Mixed media over a photograph.
Lower right monogrammed and dated. On smooth wove paper. 59 x 46.2 cm (23.2 x 18.1 in), the full sheet. [CH].

• The "Rembrandt Overpaintings" are part of the "Art about Art" series, in which Arnulf Rainer paints over Odd Master reproductions.
• The artist combines photography and painting in a characteristic way.
• His painterly alienation does not destroy the underlying work, but changes and enhances the picture's expressiveness through the application of the radiant colors.
• Rainer's overpaintings are regarded the central principle of his work and a significant contribution to European post-war art.

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

PROVENANCE: Munro Galerie, Hamburg.
Private collection Southern Germany.

EXHIBITION: Arnulf Rainer. Rembrandt-Übermalungen 1980/81, Munro Galerie, Hamburg, September 18 - November 30, 1981, cat. no. 2 (full-page illu. in black and white).