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Jonathan Meese — Napoleon II
Jonathan Meese

Napoleon II

A commanding bronze sculpture by Jonathan Meese, *Napoleon II* presents the artist's characteristically feverish engagement with mythology, power, and historical iconography. The figure rises from an artist's wooden plinth with marble, grounding the work in a tension between raw materiality and grandiose ceremonial tradition. Meese transforms the Napoleonic legacy into a totemic, theatrical object that interrogates the seductive and dangerous nature of absolute authority.

Medium
bronze on artist's wooden plinth with marble

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New Now Day Sale

February 29, 2016

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Jonathan Meese, Napoleon II

A commanding bronze sculpture by Jonathan Meese, *Napoleon II* presents the artist's characteristically feverish engagement with mythology, power, and historical iconography. The figure rises from an artist's wooden plinth with marble, grounding the work in a tension between raw materiality and grandiose ceremonial tradition. Meese transforms the Napoleonic legacy into a totemic, theatrical object that interrogates the seductive and dangerous nature of absolute authority.

Medium
bronze on artist's wooden plinth with marble
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Three-Dimensional Format, Figurative Sculpture, Bronze, German Artist, Historical Subject, Bronze Sculpture, Male Artist, Pedestal Format, Mythic Iconography, Contemporary Artist, Provocative Tone, Dark Tones, 21st Century Art, Provocative Art, Mixed Media Sculpture, Monochromatic, Mixed Materials, Neo-Expressionism

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