Cadavre exquis (Exquisite Corpse)
Artwork Details
- Title: Cadavre exquis (Exquisite Corpse)
- Artist: André Breton (French, Tinchebray 1896–1966 Paris)
- Artist: Valentine Hugo (French, Boulogne-sur-Mer 1887–1968 Paris)
- Date: 1932
- Medium: Colored pencil on black paper
- Dimensions: 16 in. × 9 5/8 in. (40.6 × 24.5 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of James Pilgrim, 1984
- Object Number: 1984.571.2
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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