Hermann Nitsch

1938 – 2022

*Blood Picture* 1962
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Biography

Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022) was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer. His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia, rituals and acted violence. He was a leading figure of Viennese Actionism.

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Artworks

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2nd Action
Hermann Nitsch
1963

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53rd Action
Hermann Nitsch
1976

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53rd Action
Hermann Nitsch
1976

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Design of an Underground Town, after the Picture of the Last Supper for the Action-Drama ‘The Destruction and Rebirth of our Universe’
Hermann Nitsch
1983, 1985
Poured Painting
Hermann Nitsch
1963
Blood Picture
Hermann Nitsch
1962
Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Early Actions. 5th Action 1964, 9th Action 1965, 12th Action 1965
Hermann Nitsch
1982
Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Early Actions. 12th Action 1965, 15th Action 1965
Hermann Nitsch
1982

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Artworks

2nd Action

53rd Action

53rd Action

Design of an Underground Town, after the Picture of the Last Supper for the Action-Drama ‘The Destruction and Rebirth of our Universe’

Poured Painting

Blood Picture

Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Early Actions. 5th Action 1964, 9th Action 1965, 12th Action 1965

Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. Early Actions. 12th Action 1965, 15th Action 1965

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