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Autorisierte Tapisserie nach dem Gemaelde 'No. 236

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Tapestry after 'No. 236 Austrian Impressions'. Unicum. Gobelin-weaving by Hilde Absalon, Vienna, May to September 1967. 135 x 95 cm. Wool. Marked: HUNDERTWASSER.

From the collection of a German art historian, purchased at Richard P. Hartmann, Munich, in 1968. Typed authorisation by the artist, dated 10 November 1967 can be shown. A letter by Hundertwasser's assistant, dated 21 May 1968 states that the original painting from 1955 seems to have vanished. The carpet had been examined by Dr. Andrea Fuerst. She confirmed the authenticity in an e-mail. Exhibitions: Haus der Kunst, Muenchen, Hundertwasser, 1975; Museum fuer Angewandte Kunst, Wien, Hundertwasser, 1978/79.

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