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Hermann Nitsch — Das letzte Abendmahl (The Last Supper)
Hermann Nitsch

Das letzte Abendmahl (The Last Supper)

Hermann Nitsch's *Das letzte Abendmahl (The Last Supper)* is a visceral and commanding colour silkscreen on canvas that channels the artist's signature Orgien Mysterien Theater aesthetic, layering explosive splashes of deep crimson and earthy tones in a manner that evokes both sacred ritual and raw corporeal energy. The work reimagines the biblical last supper through Nitsch's lens of Dionysian excess and cathartic spectacle, where the boundaries between blood, wine, and paint collapse into a single overwhelming presence. The gestural intensity of the composition transforms a foundational moment of Christian iconography into a primal, almost confrontational meditation on sacrifice, the body, and spiritual transcendence.

Medium
colour silkscreen on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 17, 2013

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Hermann Nitsch, Das letzte Abendmahl (The Last Supper)

Hermann Nitsch's *Das letzte Abendmahl (The Last Supper)* is a visceral and commanding colour silkscreen on canvas that channels the artist's signature Orgien Mysterien Theater aesthetic, layering explosive splashes of deep crimson and earthy tones in a manner that evokes both sacred ritual and raw corporeal energy. The work reimagines the biblical last supper through Nitsch's lens of Dionysian excess and cathartic spectacle, where the boundaries between blood, wine, and paint collapse into a single overwhelming presence. The gestural intensity of the composition transforms a foundational moment of Christian iconography into a primal, almost confrontational meditation on sacrifice, the body, and spiritual transcendence.

Medium
colour silkscreen on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th-Century Art, Red and White, Vienna Actionism, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Intense Mood, Contemporary Artist, Canvas, Ritualistic Mood, Actionism, Religious Subject, Figurative Art, Austrian Artist, Silkscreen Print, Avant-Garde Artist, Visceral Imagery, Ritualistic Imagery

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