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Marcel Broodthaers — Le Corbeau et le Renard
Marcel Broodthaers

Le Corbeau et le Renard

1967

Marcel Broodthaers' "Le Corbeau et le Renard" engages with La Fontaine's classic fable through a mixed media approach combining printed screen and painted wood, characteristic of the artist's conceptual practice. The work reflects Broodthaers' interest in language, literature, and representation, transforming the traditional narrative into a visual and material investigation. By merging industrial materials with painterly intervention, the artist destabilizes conventional distinctions between text, image, and object.

Medium
(i) printed screen and painted wood

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 7, 2025

Lot 96

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Marcel Broodthaers, Le Corbeau et le Renard, 1967

Marcel Broodthaers' "Le Corbeau et le Renard" engages with La Fontaine's classic fable through a mixed media approach combining printed screen and painted wood, characteristic of the artist's conceptual practice. The work reflects Broodthaers' interest in language, literature, and representation, transforming the traditional narrative into a visual and material investigation. By merging industrial materials with painterly intervention, the artist destabilizes conventional distinctions between text, image, and object.

Medium
(i) printed screen and painted wood
Year
1967
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Literature and fables, Belgian Artist, Post-War European, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, Ironic And Playful, Cultural Critique, Linguistic Art

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