Déjeuner Sur L'herbe
Déjeuner (French: ''luncheon'' or in Canada: ''breakfast'') may refer to: *'' Le Déjeuner en fourrure'', nickname for ''Object'', 1936 surrealist sculpture by Méret Oppenheim *'' Le déjeuner sur l'herbe'' 1862/3 painting by Édouard Manet *'' Le Déjeuner des Canotiers'' 1881 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir {{disambig ...
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Le Déjeuner En Fourrure
''Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure)'', lit. Object ("The Luncheon in Fur"), known in English as ''Fur Breakfast'' or ''Breakfast in Fur'', is a 1936 sculpture by the surrealist Méret Oppenheim, consisting of a fur-covered teacup, saucer and spoon. The work, which originated in a conversation in a Paris cafe, is the most frequently-cited example of sculpture in the surrealist movement. () () It is also noteworthy as a work with challenging themes of femininity. History The work's concept originated in a conversation among Oppenheim, Pablo Picasso, and his lover and fellow artist Dora Maar at a Parisian café where the café's social role was discussed, () and at which Oppenheim was wearing a fur-covered brass tube bracelet, the pattern of which she sold to the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Picasso had suggested that anything could be covered in fur, and Oppenheim remarked that this would apply to "even this cup and saucer". Oppenheim was nearly 23 years old at the time. In ...
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