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The Myth of Oedipus: The Slaying of Laius

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
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Culture
Switzerland
Medium
etching
Measurements
Sheet: 57.6 x 39.1 cm (22 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.); Platemark: 45.1 x 30.1 cm (17 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund 2012.7.3
Catalogue raisonné
Mason 119
Copyright
© Orange County Citizens Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented print in black ink depicts four figures in a fantastical scene. On the left, a figure in tattered armor raises a curved sword. Below, another figure with a winged hat sits in a wheeled cart made of bone-like forms. To the right, a hooded figure points toward the central action. Above, a small winged creature with birdlike feet flies. Fine lines and hatching create textures against a plain background.

The Myth of Oedipus: The Slaying of Laius

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
Switzerland

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