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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Ohne Titel, 1960

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1960

Sale Date: November 8, 1995

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Die 12 Monate, 1981

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Die 12 Monate, 1981

Sale Date: September 27, 1995

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Aktionsskizze, 1966

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Aktionsskizze, 1966

Sale Date: September 27, 1995

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Aktionsskizze, 1966

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Aktionsskizze, 1966

Sale Date: September 27, 1995

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Günter Brus

K"rper-Analyse, 1969

Sale Date: September 27, 1995

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Ohne Titel, 1960

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1960

Sale Date: September 27, 1995

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Stichstahl, 1978

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Stichstahl, 1978

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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Landläufiger Tod, 1984

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Landläufiger Tod, 1984

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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Der Tod der Begeisterung, 1980

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Der Tod der Begeisterung, 1980

Sale Date: May 31, 1995

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Aktionsstudie, 1966

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Aktionsstudie, 1966

Sale Date: March 30, 1995

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Planloser Blindflug, 1990

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Planloser Blindflug, 1990

Sale Date: March 29, 1995

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Ohne Titel

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Sale Date: March 22, 1995

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Figur im Eck, 1966

Günter Brus

Figur im Eck, 1966

Sale Date: March 22, 1995

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Aktion in einem Kreis, 1966

Günter Brus

Aktion in einem Kreis, 1966

Sale Date: March 22, 1995

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Zur 11. Nachtwache, 1973

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Zur 11. Nachtwache, 1973

Sale Date: November 15, 1994

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Neue Zeiten werden ausbleiben aber von Hilfe , 1985

Günter Brus

Neue Zeiten werden ausbleiben aber von Hilfe , 1985

Sale Date: November 15, 1994

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Arnulf Rainer gewidmete Maskenzeichnung, 1971

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Arnulf Rainer gewidmete Maskenzeichnung, 1971

Sale Date: November 9, 1994

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Ohne Titel, 1974

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1974

Sale Date: November 9, 1994

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Akt, 1966

Günter Brus

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Akt, 1966

Günter Brus

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Ohne Titel, 1960–1961

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1960–1961

Sale Date: November 9, 1994

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Im Neigen zur Seite {med: mit Farbstift], 1983

Günter Brus

Im Neigen zur Seite {med: mit Farbstift], 1983

Sale Date: October 12, 1994

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Untergang = Erlosung, 1975

Günter Brus

Untergang = Erlosung, 1975

Sale Date: September 28, 1994

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Lieder-Tafel, 1975

Günter Brus

Lieder-Tafel, 1975

Sale Date: September 28, 1994

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