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George Condo — Marc Jacobs
George Condo

Marc Jacobs

2007

A striking portrait rendered in George Condo's signature style of "artificial realism," depicting Marc Jacobs through a distorted yet psychologically penetrating lens. Condo's masterful oil technique fragments and reassembles the facial features of the celebrated fashion designer, blending influences of Cubism and Old Master portraiture into something simultaneously grotesque and compelling. The richly layered paint surface conveys both the glamour and the underlying tensions of contemporary celebrity culture.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

May 10, 2018

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George Condo, Marc Jacobs, 2007

A striking portrait rendered in George Condo's signature style of "artificial realism," depicting Marc Jacobs through a distorted yet psychologically penetrating lens. Condo's masterful oil technique fragments and reassembles the facial features of the celebrated fashion designer, blending influences of Cubism and Old Master portraiture into something simultaneously grotesque and compelling. The richly layered paint surface conveys both the glamour and the underlying tensions of contemporary celebrity culture.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2007
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, Psychological Intensity, Male Artist, Distorted Figuration, Portraiture, Contemporary Artist, Muted Tones, Fashion Icon Subject, Dark Tones, American Artist, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Portrait, Contemporary Art, Psychological Realism, Established Artist, Neo-Expressionism, Oil on Canvas

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Chase Langford , Rocky Lindt