Silent Eclectic Fish Tattoo

Description

This group print was created using the Surrealist game the Exquisite Corpse, wherein a drawn composition was divided by a number of players and each participant drew a body section from head to toes, hiding his or her contribution from subsequent players. The end result was a surprise to all. This is a rare example of a print made using this process.
The title was also devised in the same way, echoing the poetic brainstorming initiated by the Surrealists. This work is a testament to the mutual admiration of Vera Berdich and her students.

Silent Eclectic Fish Tattoo

Vera Berdich

June 4, 1964

Accession Number

182944

Medium

Color etching on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 43 × 14.5 cm (16 15/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 51.2 × 20.1 cm (20 3/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

Classification

etching

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Vera Berdich