Hundertwasser's comment on the work

A reminder of a duel with a man, after which I had a nosebleed. Only rarely have I had to resort to physical violence in my life. (from: Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 2, Taschen, Cologne, 2002, p. 506)

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LA RENCONTRE DANS LA PISCINE DE DELIGNY
SONNE - TRÄNEN - BLUT
SUN - TEARS - BLOOD

Mixed media
Venice, 1966
Painted in Venice, Giudecca, end of June - July 4, 1966
540 mm x 730 mm
Mixed media: oil and egg tempera on paper, primed with chalk and PV; mounted on hemp with PV.
Albertina, Vienna

  • Travelling exhibition 1967:
  • Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris, 1967
  • Hanover Gallery, London, 1967
  • Galerie Krugier/Galerie Georges Moos, Geneva, 1967
  • Kunstverein Berlin, 1967
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  • Galerie Ariadne, Cologne, 1972
  • Exhibition Tour Japan 2006/07:
  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, 2006
  • Musee d`art Mercian Karuizawa, 2006
  • Mitsukoshi Museum, Tokyo, 2007
  • Shimonoseki Museum, Yamaguchi, 2007
  • Galerie Schreiner, Basel, 1972/73
  • Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg, 1996
  • Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg, 1999
  • J.F. Mathey, Hundertwasser, Munich, 1985 and 1992, p. 50 (c)
  • Contemporary Great Masters: Hundertwasser, Tokyo, 1993, pl. 31 (c), p. 112
  • A. C. Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2002, Vol. II, pp. 506/507 (and c)
  • Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris 1967 (c)
  • Hanover Gallery, London, 1967 (c)
  • Galerie Krugier/Galerie Georges Moos, Geneva, 1967 (c)
  • Kunstverein Berlin, 1967 (c)
  • Ars Fantastica, Galerie Schreiner, Basel, 1972, cat. 16 (c)
  • the first view, Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg, 1999, pp. 185 (c), 386
  • Travelling Exhibition Japan, 2006, p. 56-57 (c)
  • Dell'Arte Moderna 1967-68, Edition Bolaffi, Torino, 1967 (c)
  • Auction cat. Moderne Kunst VI, Roman Norbert Ketterer, Campione d'Italia, 1969 (c)
  • The expressive image of man, Edition Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo, 1971, p. 46 (c)
  • Unterwegs, Langue 1 et Langue 2, St. Germain, 1989, p. 157 (c)
  • Mizue, Aug. 1969, Tokyo (b)
  • Hundertwasser 2012 Calendar, Taschen, Cologne (and reprints)