FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER 1928-2000
Wien 1928-2000
Title: Crusade of the Crossroaders, 1971/1972
Technique: Original Stamp Signed and Numbered Silkscreen in 17 Colours with Metallic Embossing and Mix Media on brown wrapping paper
Size: 49 x 67 cm / 19.3 x 26.4 in
Additional information This work by the artist Hundertwasser is stamp signed “Friedensreich” on the upper left margin.
It is also stamp titled and dated “1971, Strassengekreuzigten” under the signature.
It is also stamp numbered in ink "1933/3000" on the lower right margin.
This work is the tenth plate of the "Look at it on a Rainy Day" portfolio that included a series of 10 different screenprints.
It was printed in an edition of 3000 impressions.
Three publishers Japanese stamps, Edition Luva (Ars Viva, Zurich), Ars Viva (Zurich), and Dietz Offizin (Lengmoos / Bayern) are situated along the lower margin. There is also a stamp echoing the work at the lower left corner.
Literature: Koschatzky, Walter, 1996. Friedensreich Hundertwasser Catalogue Raisonné. Orell Fussli Edition, Zurich.
Reference: Koschatzky 53 (HWG 53)
Condition: Excellent Condition. Light handling creases.