The Connor Brothers ‘If You’ve Got A Skeleton In Your Closet’ Limited Edition
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Medium: Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen
Format: Framed
Image size: 4 x 7″
Framed size: 10.5 x 8″
Edition: Number 2/2, 2019 plus two artist’s proofs
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Original Sales Receipt
The Connor Brothers best-known works offer a playful twist on the conventions of pulp fiction cover art, accompanied by words from the world’s greatest poets, cynics and wits. This piece interprets the words of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw‘s quote: “If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance.” The Connor Brothers’s playful take on life is demonstrated in this illustration that liberation can often be more productive.
This joyful and modern take is coupled with the iconic and traditional imagery of the Danse Macabre. In this case by The Connor Brothers, it is the skeleton that leads the eerie dance between the two figures. This symbolism has permeated art history for centuries, popularised by Hans Holbein’s woodcuts and later in the well-known symphony composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.
*One of six works by The Connor Brothers that the seller would consider an offer made on buying all six pieces*
(estimate includes ARR, finders fee & taxes)
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