One day you will no longer be loved (that it should come to this) III
Jake and Dinos Chapman, 2010

This work is from the Chapman brothersÂ’ Family Portrait series, an ongoing project where the artists use interesting 19th century portraits they find in auctions or flea markets as the basis for exploring contemporary attitudes to family and ancestry. In contrast to their previous Goya etchings where the work of a famous artist is altered, works by unknown artists of unknown subjects have been selected and altered highlighting societyÂ’s attitude to the past as irrelevant and not worth remembering. The work is disturbing both because of the sitters decaying face and because an apparent old master has been defaced. The work reflects the brothers continuing concern with the human preoccupation with mortality and is the first work by the Chapmans to enter the Cheltenham collection.
More information
Title of artwork, date
One day you will no longer be loved (that it should come to this) III, 2010
Date supported
2011
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
73 x 59 x 2 cm
Grant
26000
Total cost
56000

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