
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
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
May 10, 2018
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