Hundertwasser's comment on the work

This painted chair was a sensation at an auction in Vienna and went for a high price. (from: Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. 2, Taschen, Cologne, 2002, pp. 235)

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CHAIR PAINTED ON ALL SIDES WITH A GOBLIN HEAD ON THE CHAIR SEAT
UM UND UM BEMALTER SESSEL MIT KOBOLDKOPF AUF DER SESSELFLÄCHE

Oil
Vienna, 1952
Painted in Vienna, Obere Donaustrasse 12, November 1952
Oil on wood primed with chalk zinc white and fish glue
  • Art-Club, Vienna, 1953
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros, 1998
  • W. Schmied, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2000, Vol. I, p. 97 (c)
  • A. C. Fürst, Hundertwasser 1928-2000, Catalogue Raisonné, Cologne, 2002, Vol. II, p. 235 (c)
  • G. Illetschko, Planet Hundertwasser, Munich, 2012, p. 38 (c)
  • Leaflet: Art Club, Vienna, 1953, cat. 5
  • Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, 1964, p. 116
  • Glancing at the Century, Museum of Contemporary Art, Andros, 1998, p. 141 (c)
  • Metamorphose de l'Objet, ed. La Conaissance, Brussels, 1971, p. 139 (b)
  • Postcard, Vienna, 1952
  • Hundertwasser 2004 Calendar, Taschen, Cologne