• Source: Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase

      • Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase is a 1992 American animated short by Joan C. Gratz.


      Summary


      Consisting of 2-D claymation, it features famous paintings morphing into each other.


      List of artists featured


      The works of several artists are featured in the transition:

      Vincent van Gogh
      Chuck Close
      Pablo Picasso
      Roy Lichtenstein
      Andy Warhol
      Paul Gauguin
      René Magritte
      Philip Guston
      Edvard Munch
      Henri Matisse
      André Derain
      Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
      Modigliani
      Francis Bacon (artist)
      Georg Grosz
      Lucian Freud
      Frida Kahlo
      Robert Rauschenberg
      James Rosenquist
      Tom Wesselmann
      Mark Rothko
      Max Ernst


      Accolades


      It won the 1992 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.


      Reception


      New York Magazine's Vulture named the film ninth best of all 87 Oscar winning animated short films.


      Availability


      It was released on DVD by Hen's Tooth in 2004 alongside her other works.
      It is also available for streaming.


      References




      External links


      Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase at IMDb
      Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase on YouTube
      Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase on BCDB

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