Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (De Chirico V) / Douglas Huebler

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Accession Number
2008/1.160.2
Title
Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (De Chirico V)
Artist Nationality
American
Medium and Support
acrylic on canvas
Object Creation Date
1990
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Conceptual Art
Dimensions
104 cm x 73.7 cm x 3.2 cm (40 15/16 in. x 29 in. x 1 1/4 in.)
Century
21st century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
acrylic painting on canvas
Subject Matter
Huebler depicts a montage of elements directly cited from or reminiscent of iconic paintings of the Italian Metaphysical School of painting, 1913-20. Forms of Renaissance architecture, perspective space, and sculptural objects are arranged in a surrealistic dream space.
Primary Keywords
conceptual
painting
surrealism
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3280 x 4667
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453 KB
Record
2008/1.160.2
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"Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (De Chirico V); Douglas Huebler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-1.160.2/2008_1.160.2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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