
Silent Eclectic Fish Tattoo
<p>This group print was created using the Surrealist game the Exquisite Corpse, wherein a drawn composition was divided by a number of players and each participant drew a body section from head to toes, hiding his or her contribution from subsequent players. The end result was a surprise to all. This is a rare example of a print made using this process.<br>The title was also devised in the same way, echoing the poetic brainstorming initiated by the Surrealists. This work is a testament to the mutual admiration of Vera Berdich and her students.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1964
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 43 × 14.5 cm (16 15/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 51.2 × 20.1 cm (20 3/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Vera Berdich
Artist

Printmaking
Vera Berdich was an American artist active in the postwar period.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Vera Berdich
- Year
- 1964
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 43 × 14.5 cm (16 15/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 51.2 × 20.1 cm (20 3/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1964-114898
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





