Arnulf Rainer

(Austrian, b. 1929)

The End of the Night (Das Ende der Nacht)

, 1971

oil crayon on photograph

signed and titled (lower right)

19 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches.

Property from the Collection of James and Edythe Cloonan, Chicago, Illinois

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Arnulf Rainer and Galerie Ulysses, Vienna

Sold: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Ninth Benefit Art Auction, October 7, 1989, cat. L51, donated from the above

Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited:

New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Arnulf Rainer, May 13 - July 9, 1989, (also traveled to Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, July 28 - 15 October 15, 1989, cat. 39

Literature:

Fuchs, Rudi. Arnulf Rainer. Vienna: ARGE Gabriele Wimmer & John Sailer, for the Trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1989. Published following the exhibition Arnulf Rainer at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Framed: 25 5/8 x 29 5/8 inches.

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