Acrylic and blood on canvas. Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Titled on the reverse of the stretcher. 81 x 60 cm.
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• Nitsch is a leading representative of Viennese Actionism and his oeuvre is considered a seminal contribution to 20th-century art.
• In his “Schüttbilder” (Poured Paintings), Hermann Nitsch transfers the action onto the surface of the painting.
• Other “Schüttbilder” can be found in international museum collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Tate Collection and the Albertina in Vienna.
Hermann Nitsch 
