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Clio by Kurt Seligmann — VisualArtsDB

Clio

Clio

1950

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 57.2 × 39.1 cm (22 1/2 × 15 3/8 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingMythologymodern and contemporary artSurrealism in exilebiomorphicGreek mythologyabstract figuresWritingSurrealism

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