Arnulf Rainer — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works559

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA

Previous Sales 301

Christie's

Handmalerei (Handpainting), 1984

£60,960 ($80k USD)

Mar 2026

Sotheby's

Dumpfer Stumpf (from the “Reste” series)

€17,000 ($19k USD)

Dec 2022

Christie's

Schwarze Hand, 1982

Christie's

Sotheby's

Kreuz (Cross), 1987

€180,000 ($249k USD)

Sep 2021

Sotheby's

Zentralform (Central Form)

€22,000 ($30k USD)

Sep 2021

Christie's

Handmalerei (Hand Painting), 1983

£77,500 ($102k USD)

Mar 2021

Christie's

Schwarzer Strauss (Black Bouquet), 1961

Christie's

Christie's

Face Coloration (from the series Face Farces), 1969

€75,000 ($83k USD)

Nov 2019

Christie's

The Austrian Poets Elysium, 1967

€65,000 ($72k USD)

Nov 2019

Christie's

Ich höre doppelt (I'm Hearing It Twice) (from the series Face Farces), 1970

€21,250 ($23k USD)

Nov 2019

Christie's

Dunkle Küsse (Dark Kisses), 1969

£52,500 ($69k USD)

Oct 2019

Christie's

Weinkreuz (Wine Cross), 1990

£118,750 ($157k USD)

Oct 2018

Christie's

Der Junge Rembrandt mit Fliegerglorie (The Young Rembrandt with a Glory of Flies), 1980

£11,875 ($16k USD)

Oct 2018

Christie's

Roter Behang (Red Hanging), 1995

£25,000 ($33k USD)

Sep 2017

Christie's

Gesischter mit Goya No. 63

€5,000 ($6k USD)

Dec 2016

Christie's

Parallel Malaktion mit Schimpanzen (Parallel Action Painting with Chimpanzees), 1979

Christie's

Christie's

Maximilian Schell, 1998

€12,500 ($14k USD)

Nov 2014

Christie's

Maximilian Schell (from the series Fest Spieler), 2001

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Mithridate, Acte II, Scène VI

€6,875 ($8k USD)

Oct 2013

Christie's

Andromaque, Acte IV, Scène V

€5,000 ($6k USD)

Oct 2013

For Sale 8

Galerie Breyer · Artsy

Mantelkreuz mit Füllsilber, 1999

For sale

Dry point etching on Arches

Galerie Breyer · Artsy

Gewitter, 1993

For sale

Dry point etching on heliogravure

Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Salzburg · Artsy

Als Gladiator (Die vier Gladiatoren als Wasserspeier) (Wahnhall II), 1967

Price on request

Crayons and lithographic chalk on litograph

Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Salzburg · Artsy

Hamm und Golf (Wahnhall VII), 1967

Price on request

Galerie Klüser · Artsy

Beim Zahnarzt (from the portfolio "Für die Pinakothek der Moderne"), 1995

For sale

Etching

MLTPL · 1stDibs

Arnulf Rainer, Hinterkopf

$5,463

Etching on wove paper

MLTPL · 1stDibs

Arnulf Rainer, Büste im Nebel - Signed Print, Drypoint Etching, Abstract Art

$3,807

Drypoint etching on BFK Rives wove paper

MLTPL · 1stDibs

Das Blau der Nacht

$5,226

Etching on wove paper

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Market2,444 auction results

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$1.3K – $131K

65 of 75 photographs lots with prices

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$23.7K

Object-type specific

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$17.7K

65 priced photographs lots

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May 2026 · $11.0K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Photographs: $17.7K medianPaintings: $57.5K medianWorks on paper: $15.4K medianSculpture/objects: $20.0K medianEditioned prints: $4.0K medianPosters/ephemera: $3.3K medianUnclassified lots: $4.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.5K median

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Publications10

Monograph 5

Arnulf Rainer Author

Prestel · 2015

Arnulf Rainer Author

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Arnulf Rainer

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Arnulf Rainer: La Bible. Illustrations - Surillustrations

Hatje Cantz · 2000

La Bible Author

Hatje Cantz · 2000

Exhibition Catalog 5

Amitié et créativités collectives

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Freundschaften: Gemeinschaftsarbeiten von Salvador Dalí bis Jenny Holzer

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Schriften Author

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Victor Hugo: Visionen eines Schriftstellers

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Arnulf Rainer: Neue Fotoarbeiten

Hatje Cantz · 2005

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News10

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painting | Drawings & Notes

This editorial compilation highlights a series of exhibitions and artist profiles focusing on the intimate relationship between drawing, painting, and…

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

The Art Forum Würth Art Hub Outside Rome Turns 20. Interview with Director Valentina Spagnuolo

Art Forum Würth in Capena, a museum founded by German entrepreneur Reinhold Würth within the company's logistics hub near Rome, celebrates its 20th an…

exhibitionsMay 29, 2026

What not to miss from the new edition of The Phair, the photography fair in Turin

The seventh edition of The Phair, a photography fair in Turin, Italy, opened on Thursday, May 21, at the Sala Fucine of the Officine Grandi Riparazion…

exhibitionsMay 22, 2026

Gladstone now represent The Estate of Anna Zemánková

Gladstone Gallery has announced its representation of The Estate of Anna Zemánková, a self-taught Czech artist known for her influential abstract work…

marketMay 6, 2026

In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2025

This article from The Art Newspaper, published as 2026 begins, memorializes key figures from the art world who died in 2025. The list includes artist …

obituaryDec 29, 2025

2025 art obituaries

Artnet News has published its annual roundup of art world figures who died in 2025, honoring a diverse range of individuals including museum directors…

obituaryDec 28, 2025

Arnulf Rainer, a revolutionary figure in postwar Austrian art, has died aged 96

Arnulf Rainer, a revolutionary figure in postwar Austrian art, has died at age 96. His death on 18 December was confirmed by his gallery Thaddaeus Rop…

obituaryDec 22, 2025

arnulf rainer dead

Arnulf Rainer, the Austrian artist known for his relentless experimentation and his signature "overpaintings" (Übermalungen), died on December 18 at a…

obituaryDec 21, 2025

Remembering John Sailer, the gallerist and champion of Austrian art, who has died, aged 87

John Sailer, the founder of Vienna's Galerie Ulysses and a key champion of Austrian avant-garde art, has died at age 87. Sailer opened the gallery in …

obituaryJul 7, 2025

Antonia Ruder On the Role of Gallery Weekend Berlin in a Changing Art Market

Gallery Weekend Berlin returns for its 21st edition from May 2-4, 2025, featuring fifty-two galleries showcasing established and emerging artists. Ant…

exhibitionsApr 25, 2025

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Past Exhibitions16

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#12,083 Galerie Ruberl

ARNULF RAINER: DURCH GALERIEN UND MUSEEN

Arnulf Rainer

Himmelpfortgasse 11

Feb 26, 2026 — Mar 20, 2026

Arnulf Rainer #763Blue-Chip

Selected Works559

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 301

For Sale 8

Market2,444 auction results

Publications10

Monograph 5

Exhibition Catalog 5

Current Exhibitions0

Recent News10

Past Exhibitions16

Art Fair Appearances7

Recent Activity20

Related News5

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