Caligula

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ROBERT LONGO (B. 1953)
Caligula
signed and dated 'Longo 08' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
56 x 80 in. (142.2 x 203.2 cm.)
Executed in 2008.

Provenance

Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008

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"But somehow I wanted to deal with this kind of real profound mythological primitive stuff. Wow, the sharks...[are] the most primitive thing. ...you see that mouth open and...immediately you're afraid."
—Robert Longo

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