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Mark Ryden — Ein Gutes Stück Fleisch aus Berlin
Mark Ryden

Ein Gutes Stück Fleisch aus Berlin

2011

A meticulously rendered oil painting on paper by Mark Ryden depicting his signature blend of saccharine innocence and unsettling darkness, rendered in his characteristically precise, porcelain-smooth style. The work references Berlin through its title, "A Good Piece of Meat from Berlin," suggesting Ryden's recurring fascination with flesh, consumption, and the grotesque hidden beneath a veneer of sweetness. Housed in the artist's own custom frame, the piece exemplifies Ryden's total artistic vision, where the presentation itself becomes an extension of the work's meaning.

Medium
oil on paper, in artist's frame

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

May 10, 2018

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Mark Ryden, Ein Gutes Stück Fleisch aus Berlin, 2011

A meticulously rendered oil painting on paper by Mark Ryden depicting his signature blend of saccharine innocence and unsettling darkness, rendered in his characteristically precise, porcelain-smooth style. The work references Berlin through its title, "A Good Piece of Meat from Berlin," suggesting Ryden's recurring fascination with flesh, consumption, and the grotesque hidden beneath a veneer of sweetness. Housed in the artist's own custom frame, the piece exemplifies Ryden's total artistic vision, where the presentation itself becomes an extension of the work's meaning.

Medium
oil on paper, in artist's frame
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Pop Surrealism, Cult Artist, Unsettling Mood, Male Artist, Lowbrow Art, American Artist, Figurative Art, Dark Whimsy, Contemporary Art, Oil on Paper, Meat Imagery, Framed Work

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