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Dana Schutz — Dead Zebra
Dana Schutz

Dead Zebra

A visceral and unsettling depiction of a dead zebra rendered in Dana Schutz's characteristically frenetic and expressive brushwork, with distorted forms and bold, clashing colors that push the subject beyond mere representation. The painting pulses with Schutz's signature tension between figuration and abstraction, transforming the carcass into a dense, almost carnivalesque mass of fractured flesh and stripe. Her restless, urgent application of oil paint infuses the scene with a dark energy that is simultaneously grotesque and darkly humorous.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 16, 2013

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Dana Schutz, Dead Zebra

A visceral and unsettling depiction of a dead zebra rendered in Dana Schutz's characteristically frenetic and expressive brushwork, with distorted forms and bold, clashing colors that push the subject beyond mere representation. The painting pulses with Schutz's signature tension between figuration and abstraction, transforming the carcass into a dense, almost carnivalesque mass of fractured flesh and stripe. Her restless, urgent application of oil paint infuses the scene with a dark energy that is simultaneously grotesque and darkly humorous.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark, Bold, Animal, American, Expressionism, Zebra, Melancholic, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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