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Five Heads by Kurt Seligmann — VisualArtsDB

Five Heads

Five Heads

1940

Medium: Oil on glass
Dimensions: 24.5 × 63.8 cm (9 5/8 × 25 9/16 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingpainting on glassskullsmodern and contemporary artSurrealism in exilewheelchairbiomorphicglasscyclonic formsabstract figurespennantsHeadsSurrealismflagshats

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