Bridegroom in Borrowed Clothing
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French artist Amedeo Modigliani’s 1915/16 painting Bride and Groom provided the inspiration for this work. Verdcourt was attracted to the groom as a subject by “the way his nose went in the painting.” Modigliani’s painting finishes just above the groom’s eyebrows. While Verdcourt thinks he was probably wearing a top hat, she has borrowed a bowler hat that featured in a number of paintings by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte. (Exhibition text from 'Ceramics: Ann Verdcourt – A Survey' by Nicola Jennings and Greg Donson)
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Title
Bridegroom in Borrowed Clothing
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Maker
Ann Verdcourt
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Date made
1986
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Subject
1986, Amedeo Modigliani, Ann Verdcourt, Bridegroom in Borrowed Clothing, Ceramic, Dannevirke, René Magritte, acrylic paint, dding, low fired stoneware
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Additional information
low fired stoneware, acrylic paint, H 515 W 360 D 275mm
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