Dorothea Tanning Personne 1962 (Prints executed 1959-1961).

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The Surrealists of the 1920s and '30s played a game they called "exquisite corpse," a collaborative activity in which each individual would add to a drawing or text without seeing the contributions of the other participants. The surprising results were thought to reveal the subconscious. A long–time member of the Surrealist group, Tanning continued to use the technique in work she did alone, here by cutting etchings into strips to allow for the mixing of parts.

Gallery label from Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities, July 30–November 10, 2008.
Author
Léna Leclercq
Medium
Illustrated book with nine etchings, two with aquatint and one with drypoint
Dimensions
plate (each, uncut): 7 5/8 x 6" (19.4 x 15.3 cm); page (each): 12 x 9 3/4" (30.5 x 24.7 cm); overall: 12 5/16 x 10 1/8 x 3/8" (31.2 x 25.7 x 1 cm)
Publisher
Éditions Georges Visat & Cie., Paris
Printer
Éditions Georges Visat & Cie., Paris
Edition
91
Credit
Gift of the Curt Valentin Estate (by exchange)
Object number
78.1967.1-9
Copyright
© 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Department
Drawings and Prints

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