Derived from the French verb coller, meaning “to glue,” collage refers to both the technique and the resulting work of art in which fragments of paper and other materials are arranged and glued or otherwise affixed to a supporting surface.
Collage
9 examples
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Pablo Picasso Guitar Céret, spring 1913
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Marcel Duchamp Monte Carlo Bond (No. 12) 1924
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Kurt Schwitters Untitled (Mz ELIKAN ELIKAN ELIKAN) c. 1925
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Max Ernst Butterflies (Papillons) 1931
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Franz Kline Untitled II c. 1952
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Joseph Cornell Allegory of Innocence (1956)
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Bruce Nauman Fist in Mouth 1990
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Wangechi Mutu Yo Mama 2003
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Njideka Akunyili Crosby And We Begin to Let Go 2013