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The Sphinx (frontispiece) from The Myth of Oedipus

1944

Medium: Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings
Dimensions: plate 17 13/16 x 11 3/4" (45.2 x 29.8 cm)
Genre: Illustrated Book
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Vampire, plate eleven from Protuberences and Cardiaques

Vampire, plate eleven from Protuberences and Cardiaques

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Five Heads

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Gray and White

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Baal and Astarte

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Monument for Death, plate thirteen from Protuberences and Cardiaques

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Kurt Seligmann, 1946

The Calamities of Winter, plate ten from Protuberences and Cardiaques

The Calamities of Winter, plate ten from Protuberences and Cardiaques

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Leda, plate four from Protuberences and Cardiaques

Leda, plate four from Protuberences and Cardiaques

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The Sphinx (frontispiece) from The Myth of Oedipus by Kurt Seligmann — VisualArtsDB