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Arnulf Rainer — Le Lattre de Passion
Arnulf Rainer

Le Lattre de Passion

A photograph serves as the foundation for Rainer's intense gestural markings, where oil pastel is applied with visceral, urgent energy across the surface. The artist's characteristic overpainting obscures and distorts the underlying image, creating a tension between the photographic reality beneath and the raw, expressive marks above. The work exemplifies Rainer's exploration of destruction and transformation as creative acts, blurring the boundary between control and chaos.

Medium
oil pastel on photograph

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Under the Influence

September 19, 2013

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Arnulf Rainer, Le Lattre de Passion

A photograph serves as the foundation for Rainer's intense gestural markings, where oil pastel is applied with visceral, urgent energy across the surface. The artist's characteristic overpainting obscures and distorts the underlying image, creating a tension between the photographic reality beneath and the raw, expressive marks above. The work exemplifies Rainer's exploration of destruction and transformation as creative acts, blurring the boundary between control and chaos.

Medium
oil pastel on photograph
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Religious Theme, Vienna Actionism, Dark Moody Palette, Male Artist, Expressionism, Overpainted Photography, Austrian Artist, Late 20th Century, Modern Master, Oil Pastel

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