
Jean-Louis' Girlfriend
2005
A swirling, distorted female figure emerges from George Condo's characteristically fractured pictorial space, her features simultaneously exaggerated and fragmented in the artist's signature blend of Old Master technique and psychological unease. Rich, layered oil paint constructs a presence that feels both intimately human and unsettlingly alien, drawing on the traditions of European portraiture while twisting them into something darkly comedic and surreal. The work exemplifies Condo's concept of "artificial realism," where the familiar conventions of painted portraiture are pushed to their psychological and formal extremes.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 10, 2017
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