Günter Brus

(Austrian, born 1938)

Günter Brus is an Austrian artist known for his controversial films, performances, and paintings. He was notably a member of the Viennese Actionist Group alongside Otto Muehl and Hermann Nitsch. “Pure painting or the art of drawing whose point of departure is based on purely formal criteria is, in my opinion, passé,” he has said. Born on September 27, 1938 in Ardning, Austria, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Graz before transferring to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1960, the artist’s interest in the paintings of Jackson Pollock led his transition into making performance-based paintings regarding his own body. Many of the Viennese Actionist’s radical acts were intended as reactions to what they considered the ongoing legacy of Nazi fascism in Austrian culture. His 1968 performance Kunst und Revolution, consisted of the artist consuming his own urine, masturbating in public, and vomiting, he was subsequently jailed for six months. Brus currently lives and works in Graz, Austria. Today, his works are held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Essl Collection of Contemporary Art in Austria, among others.

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Unbeugsamer Todesstolz, 1986

Günter Brus

Unbeugsamer Todesstolz, 1986

Sale Date: March 6, 2012

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Jedwege Kunst teilt die Welt in Kapital und..., 1992

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Jedwege Kunst teilt die Welt in Kapital und..., 1992

Sale Date: March 6, 2012

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Irrwisch (bk w/1 work), 1971

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Irrwisch (bk w/1 work), 1971

Sale Date: December 19, 2011

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Schmargendorf, 1974

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Schmargendorf, 1974

Sale Date: December 9, 2011

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12 Mannsbildfantasien in Frauenzimmern, 2000

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12 Mannsbildfantasien in Frauenzimmern, 2000

Sale Date: December 1, 2011

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4 letzte Briefe(gewidmet einem...

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4 letzte Briefe(gewidmet einem...

Sale Date: December 1, 2011

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Unter dem Deckmantel Vernunft erstickt das..., 1985

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Unter dem Deckmantel Vernunft erstickt das..., 1985

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

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Alles muß sein, weil es sonst nichts gibt, 1986–1987

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Alles muß sein, weil es sonst nichts gibt, 1986–1987

Sale Date: November 24, 2011

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Wiener Walzer (portfolio of 4 w/text), 1983

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Wiener Walzer (portfolio of 4 w/text), 1983

Sale Date: October 29, 2011

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Digitalnonne, 1985

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Digitalnonne, 1985

Sale Date: October 29, 2011

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Flugzeuge, 1976

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Flugzeuge, 1976

Sale Date: October 21, 2011

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Der Schausteller, 1989

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Der Schausteller, 1989

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Wer nicht fühlen will, muß denken, 1983

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Wer nicht fühlen will, muß denken, 1983

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Die Ferne ist ein Fuchs, 1977–1978

Günter Brus and Christian Ludwig Attersee

Die Ferne ist ein Fuchs, 1977–1978

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Bart - Würfel

Günter Brus and Christian Ludwig Attersee

Bart - Würfel

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Keine Kunst, nur Triebkraft, aus geschautem..., 1991

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Keine Kunst, nur Triebkraft, aus geschautem..., 1991

Sale Date: September 23, 2011

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Ein Eingang, ein ausgang, ain auge - Das..., 1996

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Ein Eingang, ein ausgang, ain auge - Das..., 1996

Sale Date: September 23, 2011

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Korperanalyse, 1960–1969

Günter Brus

Korperanalyse, 1960–1969

Sale Date: July 14, 2011

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Stichstahl (set of 4), 1985

Günter Brus

Stichstahl (set of 4), 1985

Sale Date: June 21, 2011

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Ich kann nicht schlafen, wenn die Arbeit ruht, 1987

Günter Brus

Ich kann nicht schlafen, wenn die Arbeit ruht, 1987

Sale Date: June 21, 2011

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Euphorismen (set of 4), 1980

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Euphorismen (set of 4), 1980

Sale Date: June 21, 2011

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Nervöse Klassik 9

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Nervöse Klassik 9

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Eisblut, blauer Frost (4 works), 1984

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Eisblut, blauer Frost (4 works), 1984

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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9 Symphonien, 1980

Günter Brus

9 Symphonien, 1980

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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