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Robert Longo — Untitled (Beethoven Trapped in Ice)
Robert Longo

Untitled (Beethoven Trapped in Ice)

2023

A dramatic charcoal drawing depicting Beethoven's bust encased in ice, creating a frozen, surreal portrait of the classical composer. The work combines classical subject matter with contemporary anxieties about preservation and time.

Medium
Charcoal on mounted paper
Dimensions

Notes

From Pace Gallery Tokyo catalog 'Angels of the Maelstrom' (April 16 – June 17, 2026). Reference: 87900.

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Robert Longo, Untitled (Beethoven Trapped in Ice), 2023

A dramatic charcoal drawing depicting Beethoven's bust encased in ice, creating a frozen, surreal portrait of the classical composer. The work combines classical subject matter with contemporary anxieties about preservation and time.

Medium
Charcoal on mounted paper
Dimensions
81.3 x 99.1 cm
Year
2023
Seen at
Pace Gallery Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Related themes

Monochrome, Dramatic, Surreal, Conceptual, American, Charcoal on Paper, Imaginative, Trapped, Historical Figure, 2020s, Expressive, Melancholic, Historical, Portrait, Realism, Charcoal, Figurative, Contemporary

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery