Otto Muehl *
(born Grodnau in 1925) Untitled, signed, dated Mühl 2.8.88, oil, fabric scraps on canvas, 95 x 80 cm, on a stretcher, (K)
Provenance:
Private Property, Vienna
...just as all my actions therefore consistently strove to realise the theatre of mysterious orgies, the consequence of his actions in preaching sexual freedom was the friedrichshof commune. he constructed a unique psychological social experiment, allowing art to flow into real life. how far one could follow him in this respect, was another thing, but the commune was amazingly well organised, corresponding to the composition of a work of art, or the vision of social sculpture not unlike that of von Beuys. in spite of the dogmatic demands that art be overcome, Mühl constantly painted during his time in the commune. many outstanding achievements originated from this period, particularly in terms of abstract expressionist painting. all in all, we cannot contemplate the recent history of art without considering Mühl’s venture. dear Otto, I congratulate you on your life’s work.
Hermann Nitsch, prinzendorf, february 2003
From: Otto Muehl, Leben/Kunst/Werk, MAK/Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, 2004
Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
29.11.2012 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 28,000.- to EUR 38,000.-
Otto Muehl *
(born Grodnau in 1925) Untitled, signed, dated Mühl 2.8.88, oil, fabric scraps on canvas, 95 x 80 cm, on a stretcher, (K)
Provenance:
Private Property, Vienna
...just as all my actions therefore consistently strove to realise the theatre of mysterious orgies, the consequence of his actions in preaching sexual freedom was the friedrichshof commune. he constructed a unique psychological social experiment, allowing art to flow into real life. how far one could follow him in this respect, was another thing, but the commune was amazingly well organised, corresponding to the composition of a work of art, or the vision of social sculpture not unlike that of von Beuys. in spite of the dogmatic demands that art be overcome, Mühl constantly painted during his time in the commune. many outstanding achievements originated from this period, particularly in terms of abstract expressionist painting. all in all, we cannot contemplate the recent history of art without considering Mühl’s venture. dear Otto, I congratulate you on your life’s work.
Hermann Nitsch, prinzendorf, february 2003
From: Otto Muehl, Leben/Kunst/Werk, MAK/Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne, 2004
Specialist: Mag. Elke Königseder
Mag. Elke Königseder
+43-1-515 60-358
elke.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Contemporary Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 29.11.2012 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 17.11. - 29.11.2012 |