Rainer, Arnulf Dark Cherry. 2024. Kaltnadelradierung... Lot n° 205

Austrian Post War Viennese Actionism Rainer, Arnulf Dark Cherry. 2024. drypoint in red on wove paper. 39.5 x 30.2 cm (70 x 53.5 cm). Signed and numbered. - Very good overall. Exceptionally splendid, color-intensive and rich impression with margins, with the scoop margin on the left. One of 25 copies. Dark Cherry demonstrates the full range of Rainer's artistic skill in handling the etching plate. Using the etching technique developed over decades from his overpaintings, he creates different tonal values through the overlapping cross-hatching and scribbling. In doing so, Rainer switches from magenta to cherry red. The painterly values thus evoked condense a vertical texture in the center of the panel, which is evoked by the characteristic ridges scratched in with the etching needle, which almost reveal a kind of landscape structure in their composition. Here Rainer works with the entire surface of the etching plate, which has a delicate magenta hue. The toning strokes are so powerfully placed that the physical component of the etching process, the insertion of the needle against the resistance of the metal, reveals a visible and tangible dynamic to the viewer. Drypoint etching in red on wove paper. Signed and numbered. One of 25 copies. - Exceptionally splendid, color-intensive and rich impression with margins, with the scoop margin on the left. - One of 25 copies. Dark Cherry demonstrates the full range of Rainer's artistic skill in handling the etching plate. Using the etching technique developed over decades from his overpaintings, he creates different tonal values through the overlapping cross-hatching and scribbling. In doing so, Rainer switches from magenta to cherry red. The painterly values thus evoked condense a vertical texture in the center of the panel, which is evoked by the characteristic ridges scratched in with the etching needle, which almost reveal a kind of landscape structure in their composition. Here Rainer works with the entire surface of the etching plate, which has a delicate magenta hue. The toning strokes are so powerfully placed that the physical component of the etching process, the insertion of the needle against the resistance of the metal, reveals a visible and tangible dynamic to the viewer. This work is subject to tax. A premium of 23.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books) or 19% VAT will be added to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.