
Two Napoleons Crossing the Alps
2015
Two Napoleons Crossing the Alps by Peter Saul is a wildly irreverent acrylic painting that reimagines the iconic historical subject through the artist's signature lens of cartoonish distortion and anarchic color. Saul's frenetic brushwork and grotesque figuration transform the grandeur of Napoleonic mythology into a scene of chaotic absurdity, with bulging forms and clashing hues that mock heroism and historical pomposity. The doubling of Napoleon himself amplifies the satirical effect, reducing the myth of military genius to a garish, almost comic spectacle.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
May 10, 2018
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