Marcel broodthaers

Broodthaers was born in Brussels and had a varied early career, being, amongst other things, a book-dealer and poet. He began making art objects as an experiment when he was forty years old, partly through feeling that art might be a better way to make money than selling books....

"Fiction captures the truth and at the same time what it hides." The art of Marcel Broodthaers anticipates reflection on the relationship between the work of art, the museum, and the public. His work is punctuated by poetry, the publication of articles and art reviews in Belgian magazines, and also...

Known for his associations in which he explores the nature and meaning of language, word and image, and rhetoric, the work Marcel Broodthaers created was enormously influential to future generations of artists.

Marcel Broodthaers was a Belgian poet, filmmaker, and visual artist.

Mademoise - Marcel Broodthaers

Peter Freeman, Inc., founded in 1990, represents leading international artists and the estates of several generations, spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and specializes in important historical works with particular emphasis on early Pop, Minimal, and Conceptual Art. The gallery presents at least five exhibitions each year of work we believe is especially relevant to the art of our time. Solo exhibitions highlight the rich way in which artists respond to the materials, forces, and…

The Marcel Broodthaers sale: the artist who has challenged the value principles of contemporary art - Judith Benhamou-Huet Reports

Marcel Broodthaers. White Cabinet and White Table. 1965. Painted furniture with eggshells. Cabinet 33 7/8 x 32 1/4 x 24 1/2" (86 x 82 x 62 cm), table 41 x 39 3/8 x 15 3/4" (104 x 100 x 40 cm). Fractional and promised gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. 387.1992.a-b. © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels. Painting and Sculpture