The Rude Joke by Shaun Tan: a pencil drawing of an astronaut clutching a round helmet while a long ribbon-like creature curls across it.

Shaun Tan - 'The Rude Joke' - pencil on paper

$3,520.00 AUD

The Rude Joke

Pencil on paper by Shaun Tan (2022).

Artwork size: 30 x 40 cm (11.8" x 15.7")

Frame size: 50 x 55 cm (19.7" x 21.7")

"A scene in which only a rude joke can make a giant animal laugh and release its captive, a nod to the Aboriginal Dreamtime story Tiddalick, in which animals must trick a giant frog into opening its mouth." - Shaun Tan

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