Demoiselles d'Avignon de San Ygnacio

Eric Avery

born 1948

Demoiselles d'Avignon de San Ygnacio, 1984

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: linocut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 582 x 558 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 728 x 635 mm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 36 x 30 in

Credit line: Gift of the artist

Accession number: 2003.0190

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Corpus - Project Redefine: Phase 2

In this print, artist and physician Eric Avery appropriates Pablo Picasso’s painting of women in a brothel, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, transplanting the locale to his southern border town of San Ygnacio, Texas. This image serves as a commentary on mortality with particular emphasis on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Exhibition Label: "Corpus," Apr-2012, Kris Ercums In this print, artist and physician Eric Avery appropriates Pablo Picasso’s painting of women in a brothel, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, transplanting the locale to his southern border town of San Ygnacio, Texas. This image serves as a commentary on mortality with particular emphasis on the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.