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Gottfried Helnwein (Austrian-Irish, b. 1948)
Estimate:
€2,000 - €3,000
Passed
Live Auction
Important Irish Art
Size
39 by 27.50in. (99.1 by 69.9cm)
Description
Title: THE DISASTERS OF WAR 13
Frame dimensions: 47.25 by 36in. (120 by 91.4cm)
Note: Gottfried Helnwein is an Austrian-Irish visual artist. He has worked as a painter, draftsman, photographer, muralist, sculptor, installation and performance artist, using a wide variety of techniques and media. Holwein's work is concerned primarily with psychological and sociological anxiety, historical issues and political topics. His subject matter is the human condition ans his works often reference taboo and controversial issues from recent history, especially the Nazi rule and the horror of the Holocaust. As a result, his work is often considered provocative and controversial. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Vienna, Düsseldorf and San Francisco, and group shows with Damien Hirst, Ai Wei Wei, Frank Stella and other artists of note.
Frame dimensions: 47.25 by 36in. (120 by 91.4cm)
Note: Gottfried Helnwein is an Austrian-Irish visual artist. He has worked as a painter, draftsman, photographer, muralist, sculptor, installation and performance artist, using a wide variety of techniques and media. Holwein's work is concerned primarily with psychological and sociological anxiety, historical issues and political topics. His subject matter is the human condition ans his works often reference taboo and controversial issues from recent history, especially the Nazi rule and the horror of the Holocaust. As a result, his work is often considered provocative and controversial. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Vienna, Düsseldorf and San Francisco, and group shows with Damien Hirst, Ai Wei Wei, Frank Stella and other artists of note.
Condition
Excellent condition.
Medium
archival print; (no. 4 from an edition of 48)
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner
