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Exquisite corpse

Exquisite corpse
(Cadavre exquise)
 1938

Medium
collage
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Margaret Stones Fund for International Prints and Drawings, 2013
© Andre Breton / ADAGP, Paris / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
collage
Measurements
30.4 × 19.7 cm
Accession Number
2013.608
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Margaret Stones Fund for International Prints and Drawings, 2013
© Andre Breton / ADAGP, Paris / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Concepts and Ideas Fantasy
Subjects (specific)
appropriation (imagery) bellows (fire controlling equipment) clocks contrast hands (animal components) insect squid violins
Movements
Surrealism

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