Arnulf Rainer is a renowned Austrian abstract painter. He was born in Baden, Austria, and during his early years was impacted by Surrealism. In 1950 he established the Hundsgruppe with Ernst Fuchs, Arik Brauer, and Josef Mikl.
The Arnault Rainer Museum was opened by the New York Arts Foundation in 1993, acting as the culmination of years of retrospectives. Works by Arnulf Rainer can be seen at the Museum of Modern Art, the Arnulf Rainer Museum in Austria, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
His art has been displayed at the European Cultural Centre's palazzos in Venice during the Biennale since 2011, and he also published "Unfinished into Death" in that same year.
"the 'total overpaintings' developed... through incessant reworking. The original motif peeped through the edges. Gradually it vanished completely.".
-Arnulf Rainer
Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling
for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back, to get out of this hell.
-Arnulf Rainer