Marcel Dzama

Untitled

Maker

Marcel Dzama (Canadian, b. 1974)

Title

Untitled

Year

2005

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor, ink

Supports

paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund

Object Number

2005.55

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Drawing Conclusions

Jan 22, 2016 – Sep 25, 2016

Label copy

This intimately scaled drawing depicts a group of elegant characters with a shabbily dressed man and companion alien creature, inviting the viewer to contemplate the reasons for their gathering. The blank background and shallow depth suggest this is a stage set for a drama.

This is one of a many similar drawings by Dzama with a revolving set of characters. Fantastical and grotesque, sexual and innocent, this example weaves together typical themes in Dzama’s enigmatic oeuvre.

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Marcel Dzama (Canadian, b. 1974)

Untitled, 2005

Ink, graphite, and watercolor on paper

Sheet: 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 inches)

Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund 2005.55

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