
Objet sous globe de verre
1936
Objet sous globe de verre presents a charged and enigmatic arrangement of objects suspended beneath a glass dome, rendered in the crisp tonal range of gelatin silver. Created in 1936, the work belongs to Cahun's celebrated series of Surrealist assemblages and photographs, produced during a period of intense creative collaboration with fellow artist Marcel Moore on the island of Jersey. The composition defies straightforward reading, layering symbolic fragments in a way that collapses the boundaries between still life, fetish object, and psychological self-portrait. Cahun's characteristic wit and subversive intelligence are fully present here, as the domestic vessel of the glass dome simultaneously protects and entombs its contents, generating an unresolved tension between preservation and captivity. At just 10.2 by 7.6 centimetres, the print rewards intimate examination, drawing the viewer into a world calibrated to unsettle. The small scale is deliberate, consistent with Cahun's broader practice of constructing provocations that appear quietly rather than announce themselves. As one of the foremost figures associated with French Surrealism, Cahun worked outside the movement's predominantly male networks while producing objects and images that remain among its most formally inventive contributions. This signed gelatin silver print, offered through Corkin Gallery, represents a rare opportunity to acquire a work from a pivotal decade in Cahun's practice, a decade that would culminate in the Nazi occupation of Jersey and the artist's courageous resistance work, giving earlier output like this an added resonance for those attuned to the full arc of the life.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Corkin Gallery, Toronto, ON
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