Cadavre exquis
Mixed media on paper, 21 x 13.5 cm. Executed around 1930. A certificate certifying the provenance issued by Aube Elléouët, daughter of André Breton, accompanies the work.
Provenance
André Breton, Paris.
Galerie 1900-2000, Paris.
Purchased from the above gallery on March 7, 2016 by the current owner.
More information
Surrealists played the game Exquisite Corpse/Cadavre Exquis to stimulate creativity through collaboration. Participants would contribute to a drawing of a figure without seeing what others had done. The name Exquisite Corpse originated from a version where each contributor added a word without knowledge of those that came before, resulting in the bizarre phrase, "The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine." The current work is from André Breton's estate.
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