Real Gold

The Tate Gallery, London (the UK).

Collage.

Eduardo Paolozzi began to create his early collages under the influence of the works of Cubists and Dadaists, who were the first to use this method in their paintings in the first third of the 20th century. The artist composed “Real Gold” and several other similar works from parts of American newspapers and magazines that were left to him by soldiers temporarily staying in Paris. In the work, he tried to show the most expressive signs of a prosperous life using an image of a brand new car, a well-groomed woman, cosmetics and household appliances. The collage was named after a label of orange juice in a jar, which he placed on the right side of the collage and used in several other works.