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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Günter Brus (1,154 results)
Abwärtspartitur, 1985

Günter Brus and Arnulf Rainer

Abwärtspartitur, 1985

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Verletzungsgefahr, 1991

Günter Brus

Verletzungsgefahr, 1991

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Der Postbote

Günter Brus

Der Postbote

Sale Date: January 3, 2023

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Stillleben, 2007

Günter Brus

Stillleben, 2007

Sale Date: January 2, 2023

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Kleiner Geräteschuppen (1 Deckblatt und , 1985–1989

Günter Brus

Kleiner Geräteschuppen (1 Deckblatt und , 1985–1989

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Liebeslächeln und Hohngelächter (Leinen-Mappe), 1991

Günter Brus

Liebeslächeln und Hohngelächter (Leinen-Mappe), 1991

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Jede Artistik wird während ihrer Entfaltung..., 1994

Günter Brus

Jede Artistik wird während ihrer Entfaltung..., 1994

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Der weiße Gong, 1983

Günter Brus

Der weiße Gong, 1983

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Gehst du zur Frau, vergiss die Harfe nicht, 1994

Günter Brus

Gehst du zur Frau, vergiss die Harfe nicht, 1994

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Stillleben, 2007

Günter Brus

Stillleben, 2007

Sale Date: November 21, 2022

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O. T., 1974

Günter Brus

O. T., 1974

Sale Date: December 20, 2022

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Das Brennelement Gehirn wird ins feindliche..., 1996

Günter Brus

Das Brennelement Gehirn wird ins feindliche..., 1996

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Untitled, 1962

Günter Brus

Untitled, 1962

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Das Schreiben kann man erlernen, nicht aber..., 1996

Günter Brus

Das Schreiben kann man erlernen, nicht aber..., 1996

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Moon, 1975

Günter Brus

Moon, 1975

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Hirt, 1975

Günter Brus

Hirt, 1975

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Das blaue Entsetzen, 1982

Günter Brus

Das blaue Entsetzen, 1982

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Aktion mit Diana, 1967

Günter Brus

Aktion mit Diana, 1967

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Senza titolo

Günter Brus

Senza titolo

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Senza titolo

Günter Brus

Senza titolo

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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SELBSTBEMALUNG II (SELF PORTRAIT), 1964–1984

Günter Brus

SELBSTBEMALUNG II (SELF PORTRAIT), 1964–1984

Sale Date: November 24, 2022

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“Hexenkonzert”, 1979

Günter Brus

“Hexenkonzert”, 1979

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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The Aulicht (Deluxe edition)

Günter Brus

The Aulicht (Deluxe edition)

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Aktion nr. 45, 1974

Günter Brus

Aktion nr. 45, 1974

Sale Date: November 18, 2022

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