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Friedensreich Hundertwasser — Les Deux Têtes (Die Zwei Köpfe Arabischer Geograph mit Ableger)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Les Deux Têtes (Die Zwei Köpfe Arabischer Geograph mit Ableger)

1953

A surrealist composition by Friedensreich Hundertwasser featuring two intertwined heads with intricate decorative details. Created in 1953 using oil on specially prepared Masonite with chalk, zinc white, and fish glue.

Medium
oil on Masonite, primed with chalk, zinc white and fish glue
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art Contemporain Day Sale

May 25, 2021

Estimate: $100,000 – $150,000

Lot 517

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Les Deux Têtes (Die Zwei Köpfe Arabischer Geograph mit Ableger), 1953

A surrealist composition by Friedensreich Hundertwasser featuring two intertwined heads with intricate decorative details. Created in 1953 using oil on specially prepared Masonite with chalk, zinc white, and fish glue.

Medium
oil on Masonite, primed with chalk, zinc white and fish glue
Year
1953
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

1953, Decorative, Two Heads, Masonite, Hundertwasser, Surrealist, Oil, Figurative

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