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The Myth of Oedipus: The Childhood of Oedipus

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
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Culture
Switzerland
Medium
etching
Measurements
Sheet: 57.6 x 39.2 cm (22 11/16 x 15 7/16 in.); Platemark: 45.1 x 29.8 cm (17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund 2012.7.2
Catalogue raisonné
Mason 118
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 on cream paper is composed of ribbon-like bands and frenetic, swirling lines depicting two figures. On our left, a seated figure with its back to us turns toward a standing figure on our right. Dense, rhythmic hatching intersects with organic curves to create depth and volume. From a jagged form on our far left, a thin, wavy plume drifts across the top. Flowing, layered lines suggest movement throughout the composition.

The Myth of Oedipus: The Childhood of Oedipus

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
Switzerland

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