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: 17 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (44.1 × 28.6 cm) Plate: 17 7/8 × 11 3/4 in. (45.4 × 29.8 cm) Sheet: 22 3/4 × 15 3/8 in. (57.8 × 39.1 cm)
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"
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