• Arnulf Rainer, Austrian Artist Known for His ‘Overpaintings,’ Dies at 96

    Arnulf Rainer, the Austrian artist whose relentless drive for experimentation made him a key figure of Europe’s postwar scene, died on December 18 at 96 at his home in Austria. His death was confirmed by his gallery Thaddaeus Ropac.Born in Baden, Austria, in 1929, Rainer spent more than seven decades searching for new modes of expression, producing a body of abstract work that is most closely associated with the Art Informel movement. He is best known for his Übermalungen (&ldquo

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