The Sphinx, from the series "The Myth of Oedipus"

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Photo by John Bentham.
The Sphinx, from the series "The Myth of Oedipus"
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (American, born Switzerland, 1900 - 1962)
Printer (American, born Switzerland, 1900 - 1962)
Date1944
MediumEtching on handmade rag paper
DimensionsComposition: 44.1 x 28.6 cm (17 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.) Plate: 45.4 x 29.8 cm (17 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.) Sheet: 57.8 x 39.1 cm (22 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Montfort Dunn
Object number1992.45.1
Not on view
DescriptionAbstract beast wrapped in cloth
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Signature Recto, lower right corner: "K. Seligman 1944
Inscribed Recto, lower left corner: "#5"
Photo by John Bentham.
The Childhood of Oedipus
Kurt Seligmann
Date: 1944
Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.2
Photo by John Bentham.
Oedipus at Colonus
Kurt Seligmann
Date: n.d.
Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.6
Photo by John Bentham.
The Slaying of Laius
Kurt Seligmann
Date: n.d.
Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.3
Photo by John Bentham.
The Riddle
Kurt Seligmann
Date: n.d.
Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.4
Photo by John Bentham.
The Marriage
Kurt Seligmann
Date: n.d.
Medium: Etching
Object number: 1992.45.5
Latecomers Must Make the Intermission, from the series "L'Opéra"
Latecomers Must Make the Intermission, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.177
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.178
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.181
Theatre: Audience, from the series "L'Opéra"
Theatre: Audience, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.182
The Paris Opera photographers, from the series "L'Opéra".
The Paris Opera photographers, from the series "L'Opéra".
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.183
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.184
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.185