Rechberg 1966
mixed media on paper
64 x 48 cm (passepartout cutout)
signed and dated lower right: Prachensky (19)66
Provenance
private property Vienna
Literature
Vgl.: Prachensky. Frühe and späte Werke, exhibition catalogue, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg 2007/2008, ill S. 49;
Wolfgang Fleischer, Markus Prachensky, Wien 1990, ill 26 f.
Markus Prachensky's artistic path and the setting of different emphases over the course of time can be easily understood on the basis of the two early works on paper "Rechberg" from 1966 and "Colima-Jalisco" from 1974.
In the impressive mixed media "Rechberg", orange, compact circular forms contrast with an expressively painted purple colour field on which the reddish ellipsoids seem to dance. The title refers to the place of the same name in Styria, where Wolfgang Hollegha moved into a studio during the summer months. Markus Prachensky paints here together with his friend and co-founder of the legendary "Gruppe St. Stephan".
