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Marcel Broodthaers — Citron - Citroen (Réclame pour la Mer du Nord) [Lemon - Citroen (Advertisement for the North Sea)]
Marcel Broodthaers

Citron - Citroen (Réclame pour la Mer du Nord) [Lemon - Citroen (Advertisement for the North Sea)]

Marcel Broodthaers's 'Citron - Citroen' combines offset lithography and screenprinting to playfully merge a lemon with the Citroën automobile brand in an advertisement for the North Sea. The work exemplifies Broodthaers's conceptual approach to language, commerce, and visual puns.

Medium
Offset lithograph and screenprint in colours, on heavy wove paper, with full margins.

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September 12, 2019

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Marcel Broodthaers, Citron - Citroen (Réclame pour la Mer du Nord) [Lemon - Citroen (Advertisement for the North Sea)]

Marcel Broodthaers's 'Citron - Citroen' combines offset lithography and screenprinting to playfully merge a lemon with the Citroën automobile brand in an advertisement for the North Sea. The work exemplifies Broodthaers's conceptual approach to language, commerce, and visual puns.

Medium
Offset lithograph and screenprint in colours, on heavy wove paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Advertising, Conceptual Art, Text, Screenprint, Pop Art, Playful, Belgian, Colorful, Lithograph, Contemporary

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