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Christian d'Orgeix

Banderilles

1963

Oil on canvas

100 × 81 cm

Unique

Location: Meudon, France

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About the artwork

This richly symbolic and surreal work testifies to Christian d'Orgeix's fascination with the world of bullfighting and the metaphors it conveys. The banderillas, traditionally used to weaken the bull in bullfights, are reinterpreted here in a context where the bullfighting ritual becomes a pretext for exploring deeper tensions: the struggle between man and his instincts, or between power and vulnerability. The work can also be interpreted as a critique of violent rituals, whether cultural or societal, reminiscent of Rembrandt's Flayed Ox.

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His work is both critical and contemplative, confirming Christian d'Orgeix as a key figure in 20th-century Surrealist and Symbolist art.

About the artist

French artist (1927-2019). A close friend of Hans Bellmer, whom he assisted on several occasions, Christian d'Orgeix became a major figure in Surrealism, proposing a highly dreamlike world in his work. Reminiscent of childhood and the unconscious, his works blend esotericism and mechanism. From the early 1950s onwards, he built his reputation through numerous international exhibitions in Europe and the United States. The Rudolph Springer Gallery (Berlin, Germany), Hella Nebelung (Düsseldorf, Germany), Maurice d'Arquian (Brussels, Belgium) and the Dragon Gallery (Paris, France) all presented his work. His works have gone down in art history, forming part of the collections of major museums such as the Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), the Staatliche Museum (Berlin, Germany) and the Moderna Museet (Stockholm, Sweden), and establishing him as one of the Fathers of Surrealism.

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