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Together with such artists as Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tàpies, Asger Jorn and Karel Appel, Arnulf Rainer (b. 1929) gave new substance to European Expressionism in the latter half of the 20th century. In Austria, he was one of the first Informal painters, and he later became especially known for his Übermalungen, overpainted photographs and printed matter, his hand and finger painting and painting associated with performative actions. Before he begins painting over a photograph, Rainer manipulates the image by using coloured light to accentuate specific areas, or by selecting certain cut-out segments. These are again re-photographed, and Rainer then begins the process of applying layers of paint. This results in colourful works that have a soft, velvety character. The photographic images that serve as cornerstones for the paintings can range from portraits, nudes and landscapes to prints from history or the history of art.

With the opening of the new Kunst museum Ravensburg, the Stiftung Selinka is presenting to the city of Ravensburg more than 200 significant works of art of the 20th century on permanent loan. The bundle of works from the Expressionist period, as well as from the Cobra and Spur groups, forms the basis for the future exhibition activity of the new institute. The opening exhibition bears the title 'Appassionata', after the painting of the same name from the collection by Asger Jorn. The book examines "private-public-partnerships", questions the concept of feeling in the programmes of the artist groupings of Expressionism, Cobra and Spur, and documents how the collection was created in a talk between the future director, Nicole Fritz, and collector Gudrun Selinka. 0Exhibition: Kunstmuseum Ravensburg, Germany (8.3.2013).

Overzicht in woord en beeld van leven en werk van de Nederlandse kunstschilder (1893-1956).