
Picasso Noma (from the Exquisite Corpse series)
A darkly surreal figure emerges from the intersection of Picasso's fragmented cubist language and the Chapman Brothers' characteristically grotesque sensibility, rendered with meticulous detail in etching and hand-applied watercolour. The work forms part of the duo's *Exquisite Corpse* series, in which they subverted and defaced existing prints, layering their own transgressive imagery over the compositional logic of a canonical predecessor. The result is a collision of high modernism and visceral body horror, challenging notions of artistic authorship, reverence, and the sanctity of the masterwork.
- Medium
- etching and watercolour on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
February 15, 2013
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