Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 1

Inspired by my earlier post about Khruschev's distaste for modern art, I am moved to launch this occasional series about modern art that was made prior to his premiership (1958) that would have likely offended him. I will focus on less-famous works.

If this is not an esoteric thread, I'm not sure what is!

In any case, we start with "Wrestler," 1929, by Dudley Talcott.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 25, 2017
Category: Art | 1920s | Russia

Comments

I'm not really interested in abstract art but this one captures the subject quite nicely, IMO.

Posted by KDP on 01/25/17 at 01:51 PM

Except that, with that anabolic body, certain *ahem* parts are way too large.

Posted by Richard Bos on 01/25/17 at 05:20 PM

This Wrestler would fit right into one of those sci-fi movies that's so bad, it's good. Maybe with a porn sub-plot. That should be a great combo.

Posted by Virtual on 01/25/17 at 11:19 PM

Richard, you're not supposed to look at those things!

Posted by KDP on 01/26/17 at 11:49 AM

It's allowed if it's art...

Posted by Richard Bos on 01/27/17 at 12:38 PM

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