Rudolf Hausner *
(Vienna 1914–1995)
‘Bunter Narrenhut’, signed and dated R. Hausner 1987, acrylic, resin oil gaze on paper, on novopan particle board, 60 x 45 cm, framed, (K)
Exhibited and published in the catalogue:
Der nackte Mann, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, 2012, page 36
Provenance:
from an Austrian Collection - acquired direct from the artist
There is a particular reason for the images of the Fool’s Hat in paintings by Hausner. The painter himself claims that the Fool’s Hat is his double, his alter ego, embodying another aspect of Adam. Whilst he himself is stuck in reality, constrained by circumstances, and must deal with them as he finds them and perceive what he sees, thus being largely the non-participatory observer of his time, this counterpart represents a melancholy, introverted, socially distant persona, turned in on itself. This entity, only evident after some time in the painting, is part of the legend of Adam. This alter ego to the figure of Adam was created from the autonomous structure of painting itself. ...
Rudolf Hausner-Bibliothek/Austria-Forum, Chapter Seven.
Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
22.05.2014 - 19:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 164,780.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 70,000.- to EUR 90,000.-
Rudolf Hausner *
(Vienna 1914–1995)
‘Bunter Narrenhut’, signed and dated R. Hausner 1987, acrylic, resin oil gaze on paper, on novopan particle board, 60 x 45 cm, framed, (K)
Exhibited and published in the catalogue:
Der nackte Mann, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, 2012, page 36
Provenance:
from an Austrian Collection - acquired direct from the artist
There is a particular reason for the images of the Fool’s Hat in paintings by Hausner. The painter himself claims that the Fool’s Hat is his double, his alter ego, embodying another aspect of Adam. Whilst he himself is stuck in reality, constrained by circumstances, and must deal with them as he finds them and perceive what he sees, thus being largely the non-participatory observer of his time, this counterpart represents a melancholy, introverted, socially distant persona, turned in on itself. This entity, only evident after some time in the painting, is part of the legend of Adam. This alter ego to the figure of Adam was created from the autonomous structure of painting itself. ...
Rudolf Hausner-Bibliothek/Austria-Forum, Chapter Seven.
Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Modern Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 22.05.2014 - 19:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 10.05. - 22.05.2014 |
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