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The Myth of Oedipus: The Marriage

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
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Culture
Switzerland
Medium
etching
Measurements
Sheet: 57.4 x 39.2 cm (22 5/8 x 15 7/16 in.); Platemark: 45.1 x 29.7 cm (17 3/4 x 11 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund 2012.7.5
Catalogue raisonné
Mason 121
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 etching in black ink depicts dense, swirling forms suggesting two figures against a neutral background. Intricate parallel and curved lines create textures of layered fabric and rigid armor plates. Near the top, a fluid shape extends horizontally to the left like a flowing sash. These complex, overlapping elements intertwine in the center and narrow toward the bottom. The composition is defined by rhythmic strokes that convey frantic movement.

The Myth of Oedipus: The Marriage

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
Switzerland

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