Trompe Dubreuil

June 2, 2023 2:41 AM

After supposedly stealing 500,000 francs from his bank, the mysterious Victor Dubreuil (b. 1842) turned up penniless in the United States and began to paint dazzling trompe l’oeil images of dollar bills. Once associated with counterfeiting and subject to seizures by the Treasury Department, these artworks are evaluated anew by Dorinda Evans, who considers Dubreuil’s unique anti-capitalist visions among the most daring and socially critical of his time. from Victor Dubreuil’s Cryptic Currencies

More Dubreuil
Currency art, previously

posted by chavenet (2 comments total)

Eat your heart out, Warhol!
posted by BWA at 4:47 AM on June 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

This is delightful, thank you.
posted by gimonca at 6:23 AM on June 2, 2023 [1 favorite]