Chaim SoutineFrench, 1893–1943Carcass of Beef
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Carcass of Beef” now? Minneapolis Institute of Art, G377, Minneapolis. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
RoomG377Minneapolis, United States
Open now· until 9:00 PM
On public display.
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About the painting
Chaim Soutine was born in a poor eastern European village and continued to struggle as a young starving artist in Paris. His years of deprivation gave him stomach ulcers, so he abstained from meat and other rich foods. Soutine expressed his ambivalent relationship to food through paintings of butchered animals, which he injected with formaldehyde to prevent from rotting. When the flesh turned gray, he smeared it with fresh cow’s blood to restore its vivid color.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 57.12
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Minneapolis Institute of Art
