Christina Pettersson, The Birdcatchers (Terns), 2020 | Bakehouse Art Complex: Fresh Goods Gallery

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Christina Pettersson b. 1976

The Birdcatchers (Terns), 2020

Graphite and conte on vintage paper, vintage frame

$ 2000.00

Christina Pettersson, The Birdcatchers (Terns), 2020

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The Birdcatchers (Terns) references an 18th century Francois Boucher painting of fashionable couples catching birds. The drawing acts as a reckoning, as the aristocratic lovers are now forced to confront...

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The Birdcatchers (Terns) references an 18th century Francois Boucher painting of fashionable couples catching birds. The drawing acts as a reckoning, as the aristocratic lovers are now forced to confront a phalanx of Florida wood storks above them. One of a series of vengeance drawings reconfiguring classic pastoral art imagery from the perspective of nature betrayed and seeking revenge.

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