Gottfried Helnwein (1948) - hand signiert - Donald Duck

Gottfried Helnwein *1948 Vienna is an Austrian-Irish artist - internationally among the 100 most important contemporary artists. He became known especially for his hyperrealistic images of wounded and bandaged children. In his entire œuvre, he engages with the themes of pain, injury, and violence and also touches on taboo and provocative topics of recent history. Although Helnwein's works are rooted in the Austrian tradition, from the beginning elements of American popular culture flow into his images. Since 1977 Disney comic characters have appeared in his works. Helnwein repeatedly claims that he learned more from Donald Duck or through Carl Barks, one of the earliest and probably best known illustrators of this character, than in all the schools he attended. In 2000 the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art displayed the Helnwein painting of a monstrous, grinning Mickey Mouse (Mouse I) in the exhibition “The Darker Side of Playland – Childhood Imagery from the Logan Collection”. "Donald Duck" Digital print photo by Gottfried Helnwein hand-signed 30.5 x 24 cm on high-gloss photo paper excellent conservation state To my knowledge Gottfried Helnwein signed the photo during his exhibition at the Osthaus Museum Hagen in March 2024. The exhibit comes from the collector’s own collection and will be stored dust- and light-protected. Shipping is carried out with insurance and tracking. The item will be carefully and securely packed so that it arrives in good condition. Import duties may apply for purchases outside the EU.

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