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GEORGE CONDO (B. 1957)
Lot 353 Ivan & Genevieve Reitman: A Life in Pictures

GEORGE CONDO (B. 1957)

The Psychoanalytic Puppeteer Losing His Mind

Closed10 November 2023

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GEORGE CONDO (B. 1957)
The Psychoanalytic Puppeteer Losing His Mind
signed, partially titled and dated 'Condo 94 The Psychoanalytic Puppeteer' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
78 ¾ x 59 in. (200 x 149.9 cm.)
Painted in 1994.

Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1994

Specialist note

It's what I call artificial realism. That's what I do. I try to depict a character's train of thoughts simultaneously – hysteria, joy, sadness, desperation. If you could see these things at once that would be like what I'm trying to make you see in my art. George Condo