Dead Animal Zoo
Erik Andriesse was fascinated by the fleeting beauty of life. Around 1990 he was allowed to shadow the taxidermists of Artis Zoo when they dissected deceased animals for the scientific museum collection. This experience resulted in a wondrous and unique composition with the skeletons of a lion, a parrot, and a monkey, as well as the skulls of humans, a giraffe, and a crocodile.
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Dead Animal Zoo
Erik Andriesse was fascinated by the fleeting beauty of life. Around 1990 he was allowed to shadow the taxidermists of Artis Zoo when they dissected deceased animals for the scientific museum collection. This experience resulted in a wondrous and unique composition with the skeletons of a lion, a parrot, and a monkey, as well as the skulls of humans, a giraffe, and a crocodile.
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Gift in memory of Sonja van Asselt, mother of the artist
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Schenking ter herinnering aan Sonja van Asselt, moeder van de kunstenaar
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Erik Andriesse was fascinated ...... s, a giraffe, and a crocodile.
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Erik Andriesse was gefascineer ...... , een giraffe en een krokodil.
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Rijksmuseum
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Dead Animal Zoo
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Dooie dierentuin
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1990 - 1991
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1990 - 1991
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breedte 365 cm
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height 250 cm
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hoogte 250 cm
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width 365 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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