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Exquisite corpse

André BRETON, Yves TANGUY, Jannette TANGUY, Jacqueline LAMBA
Exquisite corpse
(Cadavre exquise)
 1938

Medium
collage

Measurements
30.4 × 19.7 cm

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

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Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Accession Number
2013.608

Department
International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

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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