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Le Portrait Embaile, 1978
Le Portrait Embaile' from 1978 by Tadeusz Kantor is an acrylic on canvas measuring 150 x 125 cm. The work presents a deconstructed, distorted figure outlined with a strong, dark contour and color. The central point of the painting is a piece of wooden molding with two screws serving as the 'spine' of the figure. The piece displays the artist's critical approach to traditional portraiture and the mythology of image, combining painting with spatial elements as a provocation towards the boundaries of art.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Tadeusz Kantor
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Date of birth and death
6 April 1915 – 8 December 1990
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Natinality
Polish
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Style
Avant-garde theatre, assemblage art, happenings, experimental theatre
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Significant works
Dead Class, Wielopole, Wielopole, Cricot 2 theatre productions
Information about the work
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Year:
1978
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Execution technique:
acrylic, canvas
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Location:
deposit at the Silesian Museum in Katowice (since 2012), Polish private collection, purchased at Galerie De France, Paris (2002)
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Theme:
deconstructed portrait, assemblage, critique of traditional painting, combination of painting and spatial objects
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The figure is treated as an object – a mannequin or puppet – reflecting on the materiality and theatricality of the portrait and breaking painting conventions.
The key to interpreting the work
The analysis of the artwork should consider the dialogue between the two-dimensional painted surface and the introduced three-dimensional element, as well as the symbolism and deconstruction of the portrait.Auction information
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Estimated price:
1 500 000 - 2 500 000 zł
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Auction price:
2 500 000 zł
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