HWG 42
686
GOOD MORNING CITY - BLEEDING TOWN
Ars Viva, Zürich, 1970/1971
850 x 555 mm
825 x 555 mm
Silk screen in 18 colours, including 2 phosophorescent, with metal embossings in 10 colours
Studio Quattro, Venedig / Venice - Campalto, 1969-1971, in cooperation with the printer Lino Coin
Alberto della Vecchia
151 BLEEDING HOUSES, 1952
Edition of 2000
signed and numbered 1-10000 (by hand)/10000 (mechanically).
The total edition of HWG 41 and 42 was 10,000 subdivided into three editions:
HWG 41a (initial edition) 6,400
HWG 41b (initial edition) 1,600
HWG 42 (phosphorescent edition) 2,000.
HWG 42:
2000 prints in 10 colour variants of 200 each:
A-F-K-P-U-AA-FF-KK-PP-UU.
Each series of 200 impressions was again subdivided into 4 metal-colour variants of 50 each:
1-50 green,
51-100 blue,
101-150 red,
151-200 gold
(40 different variants)
KunstHausWien, Vienna
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Chile
Private collection JOMA
Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, USA
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Hundertwasser Art Centre, Whangarei
Peter Infeld Privatstiftung, Vienna
- Galerie Östermalm, Stockholm, 1970
- Galleria d'Arte/Istituto Austriaco di Cultura, Rome, 1970/71
- Galerie Hans Hoeppner, Hamburg, 1971
- La Bussola galleria d'arte moderna, Torino, 1972
- Galerie S im goldenen Weinberg, Deidesheim, 1972
- Lidchi Art Gallery, Johannesburg, 1973
- Kulturamt der Stadt Graz, 1973
- Galerie W. Ketterer, Munich, 1973
- Galleria Viotti, Torino, 1974
- Galerie W. Ketterer, Munich, 1974
- Albertina, Vienna, 1974
- Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1975
- Junior Galerie, Dortmund, 1976
- Junior Galerie, Goslar, 1976
- Junior Galerie, Hamburg, 1976
- Junior Galerie, Dusseldorf, 1976
- Mönchehaus-Museum für Moderne Kunst, Goslar, 1978
- Artcurial, Paris, 1980
- Galerie Bollhagen, Worpswede, 1986/87
- Stichting Veranneman, Kruishoutem, 1987
- Artcurial, Munich, 1987/88
- På Sofiero, Helsingborg, 1988
- KunstHausWien, Vienna, since 1991
- Ginza Pocket Park Gallery of Tokyo Gas, 1992/93
- Viertelsgalerie, Zwettl, 1993
- Galerie Dida, Graz, 1993
- Galerie am Lindenplatz, Schaan, 1993
- Galerie am Stubentor, Vienna, 1993
- Galerie Krombholz & Schnake, Bergheim, 1993
- Lufthansa Bildungszentrum, Seeheim-Jugenheim, 1996
- Pucker Gallery, Boston, 1996
- Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels, Prague, 1996
- Kunsthandel - Rene Bernhard, Zurich, 1996/97
- Philatelia T'card '97, Cologne, 1997
- Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, 1998
- Galerija Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, 1999
- Die Galerie, Frankfurt, 2001
- Mittelrhein-Museum, Koblenz, 2001
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, 2001
- Toskanische Säulenhalle im Zeughaus, Augsburg, 2002
- Kulturzentrum am Münster, Konstanz, 2003
- Rosengarten, Mannheim, 2003/04
- Haus der Kultur, Halbturn, 2004
- Kunsthaus Köflach, 2005
- Kunsthaus Meyenburg, 2005
- Kulturzentrum Infeld, Dobrinj, 2005
- Pinakothek, Bad Ragaz, 2005
- Galerie Welz, Salzburg, 2006
- Galerie Maringer, St. Pölten, 2006
- Ostholstein-Museum, Eutin, 2007
- Minoritenkloster, Tulln, 2008
- Christuskirche, Mainz, 2008
- Die Galerie Seoul, 2009
- Kirche zu St.Jakobi,Stralsund,April/May-Oct. 2009-11 (repetitive)
- Stadthaus am Dom, Wetzlar, 2011
- Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 2012
- ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, Denmark, 2014
- Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, 2014
- KunstHausAbensberg, since 2014
- Die Grüne Zitadelle von Magdeburg, Magdeburg, 2015
- Kurhaus Hinterzarten, 2015
- Buchheim Museum, Bernried, 2016/17
- Sejong Museum of Art, Seoul, 2016/17
- Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg, 2017
- Hofgartensaal der Residenz, Kempten, 2017/18
- Musée de Millau et des Grands Causses, Millau, 2018
- Amberger Congress Centrum, Amberg, 2018
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- World Travelling Museum Exhibition:
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975
- Musée de l'Etat, Luxembourg, 1975
- Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1975
- A.S.U. Hall, Cairo, 1975
- The Tel Aviv Museum, 1976
- Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw, 1976
- National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1976
- Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 1976
- Musée Dynamique, Dakar, 1976
- Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1977
- Yokohama Citizen's Gallery, 1977
- Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1977
- South African National Gallery, Cape Town, 1977
- Pretoria Art Museum, 1977
- Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, 1977
- Palácio Itamaraty, Brasilia, 1977
- Museu de Arte, São Paulo, 1977
- Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, 1977
- Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1978
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, 1978
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1978
- Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1978
- Mücsarnok, Budapest, 1978
- Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, 1979
- Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, Pfäffikon/Lake Zurich, 1979
- Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1980
- Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1980
- Henie/Onstad Stiftelser Kunstsentret, Høvikodden, 1980
- Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1980/81
- Secession, Vienna, 1981
- Neue Berliner Galerie, East Berlin, 1981
- Sala Dalles, Bucharest, 1981/82
- Schipka Gallery, Sofia, 1982
- Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1983
- City Art Gallery, York, 1983
- City Art Centre, Edinburgh, 1983
- Dum Umení, Brno, 1986
- Národní Galerie, Prague, 1986/87
- Galerie Umení, Karlovy Vary, 1987
- Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava, 1987
- Rupertinum, Salzburg, 1987
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1975-1982:
- The New School Art Center, New York, 1975
- MacIvor Redie Gallery, The Art Institute of Boston, 1975
- The Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Dartmouth College, hanover, 1976
- The Brooklyn College Student Center, Brooklyn, 1976
- Art Gallery, Maryland, 1976
- Art Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, 1977
- Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, 1980
- Cincinnatir, 1980
- Blacksbury, 1981
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1982
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1977-1992:
- Kunst- und Kunstgewerbeverein, Reuchlinhaus, Pforzheim, 1977
- Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, 1977
- Städtische Galerie Haus Seel, Siegen, 1977
- Regensburg
- Studio am Rathausplatz, Hameln, 1978
- Wiesbaden
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, 1978
- Städtische Galerie Rosenheim, 1978
- Städtische Galerie Würzburg, 1978
- Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, 1978
- Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg, 1978
- Orangerie des Schlosses Charlottenburg, Berlin, 1978
- Kunstverein, Oldenburg, 1978/1979
- Schloß Lichtenberg, Darmstadt, 1979
- Städtische Galerie Beethovenhaus, Villingen-Schwenning, 1980
- Kunstverein Hochrhein, Bad Säckingen, 1980
- Edwin-Scharff-Museum, Neu-Ulm, 1980
- Bayer AG, Leverkusen, 1980
- Kreissparkasse, Heilbronn, 1981
- Galerie Peerlings, Krefeld, 1981
- Neues Rathaus, Weiden, 1981
- Rosenthal-Feierabendhaus am Rothbühel, Selb, 1981
- Galerie Phönix, Ternitz, 1982
- Palmenhaus, Gmünd, 1982
- Alpirsbacher Galerie, Alpirsbach, 1982
- Galerie in Kornhauskeller, Ulm, 1987/88
- Turmgalerie der Orangerie, Park Sanssouci, Potsdam, 1992
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1978:
- Galerie Nationale de Bab Rouah, Rabat, 1978
- Salle Municipale des Fêtes, Casablanca, 1978
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1979:
- Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 1979
- Museu Nacional de Sares dos Reis, Porto, 1979
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1979/80:
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, 1979
- Museo de Bellas Artes, Valencia, 1979
- Museo de Bellas Artes, Saragossa, 1979
- Kulturhalle Hospitalet, Barcelona, 1979/80
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- Castello Mareccio, Bolzano, 1979
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1980-1982:
- Centre Culturel de Cordeliers, Chateauroux, 1980
- Centre Culturel de la Ville, Toulouse, 1980
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg, 1980
- Musée de la Ville, Bourges, 1980
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, 1980
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de L'Echevinage, Saintes, 1980
- Musée de Tesse, Le Mans, 1981
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, 1981
- Maison de l'étranger, Marseille, 1981
- Centre Artistique de Rencontres Internationales, Nice, 1982
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- Travelling exhibition 1973:
- City of Auckland Art Gallery, 1973
- Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, 1973
- The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, 1973
- City Art Gallery, Christchurch, 1973
- City Art Gallery, Dunedin, 1973
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- Travelling exhibition 1980-1982:
- Maracaibo, 1980/81
- Cumaná, 1981
- Caracas, 1981
- Concepción, 1981
- Santiago de Chile, 1981
- Valparaíso, 1981
- Antofagasta, 1981
- Bogota, 1981
- Quito, 1982
- Cuena, 1982
- Guayaquil, 1982
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- Travelling exhibition 1985/86:
- Landskrona Museum, 1985
- Ystad Konstmuseum, 1985
- Oskarshammer konsthall, 1985/86
- Jönköpings läns museum, 1986
- Sandvikens Konsthall, 1986
- Västerbottens Museum, Umea, 1986
- Skaraborgs länsmuseum, Skara, 1986
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- Travelling exhibition 1989:
- Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 1989
- Iwaki City Art Museum, 1989
- Ohara Museum of Art, 1989
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- Travelling exhibition 1999:
- Takamatsu City Museum of Art, 1999
- Nagoya City Art Museum, 1999
- Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe, 1999
- The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, 1999
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- Travelling exhibition 2006/07:
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2006
- Musee d`art Mercian Karuizawa, 2006
- Mitsukoshi Museum, Tokyo, 2007
- Shimonoseki Museum, Yamaguchi, 2007
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- Travelling exhibition: Hundertwasser...Die Ausstellung:
- Congresshalle, Saarbrücken, 1999
- Lokschuppen Rosenheim, 1999/2000
- Bahnhof Uelzen, Uelzen, 2000
- Veranstaltungshalle des Stadtcafé Ottensen, Hamburg, 2001
- Konzert- und Bühnenhaus Kevelaer, Kevelaer, 2002
- Salzstadel, Regensburg, 2003
- Benrather Karree, Dusseldorf, 2003
- Kaufmannshaus, Große Bleichen, Hamburg, 2004
- Ausstellungshalle Pörringer & Schindler, Zweibrücken, 2004
- Ausstellungshalle Nähe Rathaus, Dillingen/Saar, 2005
- Schloss Fachsenfeld, Aalen, 2006
- Neustädtisches Palais, Schwerin, 2009
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- ExtraMax Travelling exhibition: Hundertwasser
- Gewerbepark Bartels a. d. Wupper, Radevormwald, 2015
- Malaga, 1970
- Biennale Internazionale della Grafica, Florence, 1970
- Venice Biennial, 1971
- Grafik der Welt, Nuremberg, 1971
- Kunstausstellung Wasserburg am Inn, 1971
- International Triennial, New Delhi, 1971
- Viotti, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Turin, 1974
- 4th British International Print Biennial, Bradford, 1974
- Constructa 74, Hanover, 1974
- Bouwbeurs, Utrecht, 1974
- Junior Galerie, Goslar, 1976
- Galerie Viennart, Vienna, 1980
- I. Riedel, Guten Morgen, Stadt, Freiburg i. Br./Gelnhausen, 1974, no. 1, cover (c) and colour slide
- W. Koschatzky, Hundertwasser, Das vollständige druckgraphische Werk 1951-1986, Zürich/Schwäbisch Hall, 1986, pp. 103 (c), 105 (c)
- Das Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna 1985, p. 29 (c)
- H. Rand, Hundertwasser, Cologne, 1991, p. 125 (c) and ed. 1993, p. 107 (c)
- I. Riedel / G. Betz, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Kreative Architektur - Gleichnis der Schöpfung, Korntal, 1994, no. 3 (colour slide)
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Frankfurt, 1995, pp. 9, 28 (c)
- Hundertwasser Architektur, Cologne, 1996, p. 25 (c) and ed. 2006, p. 21 (c)
- W. Schmied, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2000, Vol. I, pp. 237 (c), 253
- A. C. Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2002, Vol. II, pp. 810-814 (and c)
- F. Hundertwasser / P. Restany, Hundertwasser, New York, 2008, pp. 106 (c), 107 (c)
- Briefmarkenbuch, Hundertwasser in Wien, Vienna, 2011, p. 53 (c)
- Art Souvenir - Hundertwasser, In the Colour of His Brush, London, 2016, pp. 57 (c), 91
- Galleria d'Arte Rome, 1970, cat. 20 (c)
- IV. Exposicion de obra grafica internacional, Malaga, 1970 (b)
- Galerie Östermalm, Stockholm, 1970
- Grafik der Welt, Nuremberg, 1971 (b)
- Biennale di Venezia, Austria, 1971 (b)
- Albertina, Vienna 1974, pp. 31, 33 (c), 85, 86
- La scuola Viennese, Viotti, Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Torino. 1974, cat. 25
- 4th British International Print Biennale, Bradford, 1974, pl. 80 (b)
- Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1975, p. 298 (c)
- Architektur - Motiv und Thema in der Kunst, Junior Galerie, Goslar, 1976
- Hundertwasser / Brauer / Fuchs / Hutter / Lehmden / Korab, Galerie Viennart, Vienna, 1980, cat. 5 (c), 6 (c)
- Pucker Gallery, Boston, 1996, cat. 16 (c)
- Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, 1998, p. 188 (c)
- Galerija Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, 1999, p. 38
- Leaflet, KunstHausWien, Vienna, 2000/2001 (c)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, 2001, p. 17 (c)
- Toskanische Säulenhalle im Zeughaus, Augsburg, 2002, p. 43 (c)
- Aus dem graphischen Werk AUSDRUCK UND VISION, Galerie-F Edition, Kranenburg, 2010, p. 45 (c)
- Dans la peau de Hundertwasser, Le Musée en Herbe, Paris, 2013, pp. 22 (c), 39 (detail, c), 41 (c)
- Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, 2014, p. 49 (c)
- Münchner Künstlerhaus, Munich, 2014, p. 65 (c)
- KunstHausAbensberg, Abensberg, 2014, p. 63 (c)
- Hundertwasser Schön & Gut, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, 2016, pp. 87-88 (and c)
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- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975, p. 420 (c)
- Musée de l'Etat, Luxembourg, 1975, p. 320 (c)
- Musée Cantini, Marseille, 1975, p. 320 (c)
- A.S.U. Hall, Cairo, 1975, p. 320 (c)
- The Tel Aviv Museum, 1976, p. 310 (c)
- Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw, 1976, p. 298 (c)
- National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1976, p. 264 (c)
- Supplementary edition Reykjavik, 1976, p. 49
- Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, 1976, p. 420 (c)
- Supplementary edition no. 2, Copenhagen, 1976, p. 41
- Musée Dynamique, Dakar, 1976, p. 420 (c)
- Seibu Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1977, p. 310 (c)
- South African National Gallery, Cape Town / Pretoria Art Museum, 1977, p. 310 (c)
- Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro / Museu de Arte, São Paulo / Palácio Itamaraty, Brasilia, 1977, p. 310 (c)
- Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, 1977, p. 310 (c)
- Supplementary edition Caracas, 1977, cat. Grabados 46, 47
- Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1978, p. 310 (c)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, 1978, p. 420 (c)
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1978, p. 310 (c)
- Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1978, p. 420 (c)
- Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, 1979, cat. 87 and 88
- Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, Pfäffikon/Lake Zurich, 1979, p. 298 (c)
- Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1980, p. 310 (c)
- Sonja Henies og Niels Onstads Stiftelser Kunstsentret, Høvikodden, 1980, p. 310 (c)
- Palazzo Barberini, Rome, p. 310 (c)
- Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1980, p. 397 (c)
- Secession, Vienna, 1981, p. 397 (c)
- Kulturhaus, Graz, 1981, p. 397 (c)
- Neue Berliner Galerie, East Berlin, 1981, p. 36
- Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseo, Helsinki, 1981, p. 310 (c)
- Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1983, p. 310 (c)
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- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1974/75: Yugoslavia
- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1975-1980: U.S., pp. 53 (c), 55 (c), 112 (c) and new ed. 2008, Munich, pp. 53 (c), 55 (c), 126 (c)
- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1978: Morocco (c)
- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1979: Portugal (c)
- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1979/80: Spain (c)
- Albertina Travelling Exhibition 1980-1982: France (c)
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- Travelling exhibition 1973/74: N.Z./Australia, pp. 31 (c), 33 (c), 85, 86
- Travelling exhibition 1985/86: Sweden, cat. 49, 50
- Travelling exhibition 1989: Japan, cat. 82 (c), cat. 83 (c)
- Travelling exhibition 1999: Japan, pp. 35 (c), 122
- Travelling exhibition 2006/07: Japan, p. 84 (c)
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- Congresshalle Saarbrücken, 1999, p. 46 (c)
- Lokschuppen Rosenheim, 1999, p. 46 (c)
- Bahnhof Uelzen, Uelzen, 2000, p. 49 (c)
- Veranstaltungshalle des Stadtcafé Ottensen, Hamburg, 2001, p. 33 (c)
- Konzert- und Bühnenhaus Kevelaer, Kevelaer, 2002, p. 43 (c)
- Salzstadel, Regensburg, 2003, p. 43 (c)
- Benrather Karree, Dusseldorf, 2003, p. 43 (c)
- Neue Ausstellungshalle am Rathaus, Dillingen/Saar, 2005, p. 43 (c)
- Schloss Fachsenfeld, Aalen, 2006, p. 43 (c)
- CongressCentrum Böblingen, 2007, p. 43 (c)
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- Lagerkatalog, Galerie Ariadne, Vienna, 1971, cat. 57 (b)
- Lagerkatalog, Galerie Ariadne, Vienna, 1972, cat. 99 (b), 100 (c)
- R. Castleman, Moderne Graphik, Munich, 1973, p. 91 (c)
- K. Bachler / H. Dünnebier, Bruckmann's Handbuch der modernen Druckgraphik, Munich, 1973, pp. 26-27
- A. Faion Spazzoli / U. Möller, Außenhandelsmanager, Torino, 1990, p. 393 (c)
- Hundertwasser Bibel, Augsburg, 1995, AT, p. 597 (c)
- CD Rom Bildende Kunst, Hanover, 2003 (c)
- R. Cumming, Art - Eyewitness Companions, London, 2005, p. 37 and 423 (c)
- C. Seerveld, Cultural Problems in Western Society, Sioux Center, 2014, p. 146 (and b)
- Postcard, Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, n.d. (41, 42, repr.)
- Postcard, Wiechmann Verlag, Starnberg, 1971 (42)
- Art Calendar, Hundertwasser 1983, B. Wörner (November, 52 x 34,5 cm)
- Postcard, Joram Harel Management, Vienna, 1988
- Gift-tag, Museums Betriebs Gesellschaft mbH, Vienna, 1991
- Hundertwasser Pocket Art 94, B. Wörner, Rutesheim 1993 (cover, 42)
- Exhibition poster, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, 1999 (42) (970 x 483/684 x 453 mm)
- Invitation card, KunstHausWien, Vienna, 2000/2001 (c)
- Postcard, Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 2001 (repr. 2002)
- Hundertwasser 2004 Calendar, Taschen, Cologne
- Hundertwasser Pocket Art 2007, Borer & Wörner, Zug
- advertisment material (poster, programme, invitation card etc.) for Jazz in July 2007, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, 2007 (c)
Hundertwasser's comment on the work
I took up the bleeding-building motif 18 years later and made a print of 10,000 copies, in 80 variations differing markedly in colour and form.
I further developed the differentiation of dwellings in the storeys of the skyscrapers. The walls are not straight, but individually formed. I can readily imagine that living far from the ground, which is lethal in the long run, can be mitigated by human creativity. But where there is none, man in high-rises, so far away from Mother Earth, cannot survive.
(from: Hundertwasser Architecture, Cologne, 1997, p. 24)
This is my first large print edition, which I numbered from beginning to end; but actually it isn't one, since it consists of many variations. It is based on 151 Bleeding Houses. I spent months in the print shop in Campalto, while the Regentag lay in berth not far away, in a canal of the lagoon near Ca' Noghera. It was like a simultaneous chess match with more than forty opponents. I did this even more radically later with the silkscreen print 860 Homo Humus come va. I don't think anyone can outdo me in this gigantic enterprise, which took up two years of my life. I used completely new techniques in print graphics: metallic-stamp printing, phosphorescent colours that glow in the dark, reflecting glass-bead appliqués, convex embossing and an incredible number of colour overprints which I painted separately on transparent foil, from where they were transferred to the screen. Then the proofs of the infinite number of colour combinations. I wanted to reduce the conveyor belt to absurdity. I got myself into a bind between the incredible demand which had materialised and my pride in creating something original, not mass-produced, and I wanted to give as much of my inner self as I could. I went to court and won because I wanted to keep the prices low (just like with the Art Club portfolio of 1951) - 100 marks per print, to make it accessible to many people. It was all for nought. I could not fix the price on the open market. It was a victory and a defeat all in one. (from: Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 2, Taschen, Cologne, 2002, pp. 812-813)