Wolfgang Hollegha

Wolfgang Hollegha 1929 - 2023 OhneTitel. 2007. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right. 215 x 240 cm (84.6 x 94.4 in). [AW]. • A chromatic explosion in a dynamic interplay of precise densification and skillful reduction. • Wolfgang Hollegha is one of the most significant Austrian postwar avant-garde artists. • In 1965, he co-founded the “Malergruppe St. Stephan” with Markus Prachensky, Josef Mikl, and Arnulf Rainer. • As early as 1960, Hollegha exhibited in New York alongside Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, and Kenneth Noland at the invitation of Clement Greenberg. • From March through October 2026, “Wolfgang Hollegha. Don’t Think, Look!” will be on view at the Museum Reinhard Ernst in Wiesbaden, in cooperation with the Neue Galerie Graz. • His works are in renowned museums, including the Albertina in Vienna and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Austria (since 2011, Im Kinsky). EXHIBITION: Im Kinsky, Vienna, 86th Auction, September 27, 2011, lot 126 (with illustration on p. 119). LITERATURE: Im Kinsky, Wien, 86. Auktion, 27.9.2011, Los 126 (m. Abb. S. 119). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.20 h +/- 20 min.

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