Modern art disrupting classical art – Man Ray’s Cadeau.
A cartoon illustrating the effect of modern art movements such as surrealism on traditional and classical art.
A man (possibly Man Ray) is slashing a traditional landscape oil painting using Man Ray’s surrealist sculpture Cadeau, a flat iron with a row of nails attached to it.
Original cartoon: 2007
This version: 2019
Cartoon reference number: art061
This cartoon features in my book of cartoons about art.
See the book here.
