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Alejandro Obregón — Flor carnívora
Alejandro Obregón

Flor carnívora

1966

Alejandro Obregón's "Flor carnívora" (Carnivorous Flower) is an oil painting from 1966 that merges surrealist imagery with the artist's distinctive Colombian modernist sensibility. The work depicts a sinister, predatory flower that suggests danger and transgression in nature. The painting exemplifies Obregón's exploration of psychological intensity and organic form.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Curated

March 9, 2023

Estimate: $60,000$80,000

Lot 298

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Alejandro Obregón, Flor carnívora, 1966

Alejandro Obregón's "Flor carnívora" (Carnivorous Flower) is an oil painting from 1966 that merges surrealist imagery with the artist's distinctive Colombian modernist sensibility. The work depicts a sinister, predatory flower that suggests danger and transgression in nature. The painting exemplifies Obregón's exploration of psychological intensity and organic form.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1966
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Dark, Mysterious, Symbolic, Botanical, Dreamlike, Modern, Flowers, Colombian, Oil on Canvas