Arnulf Rainer

Arnulf Rainer (8 December 1929 – 18 December 2025) was an Austrian painter. He was known for his abstract informal art. In 1978, he received the Grand Austrian State Prize. In the same year, and in 1980, he became the Austrian representative at the Venice Biennale. From 1981 to 1995, Rainer was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

Rainer died on 18 December 2025, ten days after his 96th birthday.

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Other websites

 Arnulf Rainer Museum , Baden
 Arnulf Rainer at the Museum of Modern Art. MoMa - The Collection, New York
 Arnulf Rainer at Galerie Lelong, Paris
 Arnulf Rainer at the Galerie m Bochum, Bochum

Category:1929 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Austrian painters
Category:Austrian academics