
La pipe, le feu
1970
"La pipe, le feu" is a work by Belgian conceptual artist Marcel Broodthaers that combines photography with drawing media to explore the relationship between image and text. Created using felt-tip and ink applied directly onto photographic paper, the piece exemplifies Broodthaers' characteristic interrogation of representation and meaning through the juxtaposition of visual and linguistic elements. The title references both the mundane object of a pipe and the element of fire, themes that recur throughout Broodthaers' practice as he challenged conventional modes of artistic expression.
- Medium
- felt-tip and ink on photographic paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art
December 4, 2024
Lot 71
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