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Francesco Clemente

Italian, b. 1952

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Italian painter Francesco Clemente came to prominence in the mid-1970s with vivid paintings rife with erotic imagery of mutilated body parts, gesturing amorphous figures often depicted in rich colors, as well as a series of contorted self-portraits. …
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Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
Overview
Works for Sale (86)
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Career highlights
User
Solo show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 9 more
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 10 more
Institution
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 2 more
Publication
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 2 more
Fair
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale International Exhibition, and 5 more
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Related categories
Transavanguardia
Neo-Expressionism
Italy
The Fantastic
Large-Scale Painting
20th Century Art
New York Artists
Sex
Contemporary Figurative Painting
Contemporary Surrealistic
The Body
Cultural Commentary
Erotic
Related to Religion
Contemporary Art
Painting
Artist as Ethnographer
Self-Portrait
Grotesque
Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Individual Portrait
Mixed-Media
Drawing
Human Figure
Nude

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