
Green Gown (Death)
A diptych of gelatin-silver prints, one of which is tinted, presents a haunting juxtaposition of imagery that explores themes of mortality and aesthetic beauty. Baldessari employs his signature appropriation of found photographic imagery, overlaying or pairing figures and forms to create an uneasy dialogue between life, death, and desire. The tinted green hue introduces an eerie, clinical tone that reinforces the work's meditation on death as both a visual and conceptual subject.
- Medium
- gelatin-silver, tinted gelatin-silver prints, in 2 parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
May 15, 2014
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