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George Condo — The Colorful Tailor
George Condo

The Colorful Tailor

2008

A vibrant and frenetic figure emerges from George Condo's *The Colorful Tailor*, rendered in bold pastels and acrylic on paper with his signature blend of psychological tension and dark humor. The distorted, fragmented face and body reflect Condo's invented style of "Psychological Cubism," where classical portraiture collides with cartoonish abstraction. Rich, saturated hues animate the composition, giving the tailor a simultaneously grotesque and playful presence that blurs the line between the comedic and the unsettling.

Medium
pastel and acrylic on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 10, 2017

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George Condo, The Colorful Tailor, 2008

A vibrant and frenetic figure emerges from George Condo's *The Colorful Tailor*, rendered in bold pastels and acrylic on paper with his signature blend of psychological tension and dark humor. The distorted, fragmented face and body reflect Condo's invented style of "Psychological Cubism," where classical portraiture collides with cartoonish abstraction. Rich, saturated hues animate the composition, giving the tailor a simultaneously grotesque and playful presence that blurs the line between the comedic and the unsettling.

Medium
pastel and acrylic on paper
Year
2008
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Mixed Media, Portraiture, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Grotesque Figures, Figurative Art, Works on Paper, Portrait, Grotesque Humor, Contemporary Art, Established Artist, Pastel And Acrylic, Vibrant Colors, Neo-Expressionism, Dark Humor

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Chase Langford , Rocky Lindt