Glenn Brown

British · b. 1966 · Painter, Printmaker

Glenn Brown is a British contemporary artist known for the use of appropriation in his paintings. Starting with reproductions from other artists' works, Glenn Brown transforms… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Glenn Brown, Oscillate Wildly (after ‘Autumnal Cannibalism’ 1936 by Salvador Dalí), 1999, By kind permission of the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, Spain oil on linenOscillate Wildly (after ‘Autumnal Cannibalism’ 1936 by Salvador Dalí)Phillips · £2,882,500≈ $4,403,307≈ €3,378,842Sign up to see
  2. Glenn Brown, The Revolutionary Corps of Teenage Jesus, 2005, oil on panelThe Revolutionary Corps of Teenage JesusPhillips · £296,700≈ $398,379≈ €341,986Sign up to see
  3. Glenn Brown, The Organ Grinder, 2009, oil and acrylic on metal armatureThe Organ GrinderPhillips · £237,000≈ $307,745≈ €267,557Sign up to see

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Glenn Brown is a British contemporary artist known for the use of appropriation in his paintings. Starting with reproductions from other artists' works, Glenn Brown transforms the appropriated image by changing its colour, position, orientation, height and width relationship, mood and/or size. Despite these changes, he has occasionally been accused of plagiarism.

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Born 1966, HexhamOccupation Painter, Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q444690 ↗ULAN 500057371 ↗

In the collections of

Art Institute of ChicagoArts Council Collection, Southbank CentreHessel Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art

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contemporary art

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