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The Myth of Oedipus: The Riddle

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
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Culture
Switzerland
Medium
etching
Measurements
Sheet: 57.3 x 39 cm (22 9/16 x 15 3/8 in.); Platemark: 44.8 x 29.6 cm (17 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund 2012.7.4
Catalogue raisonné
Mason 120
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 depicts a slender Oedipus with light skin tone on our left, wearing ruffled garments and a tiered plumed hat. He points toward the right while holding a staff. On our right, a bearded Sphinx in a tasseled hat clings to a large, swirling wave-like form. Fine hatching and curved lines define the figures and the stylized, foamy water at their feet.

The Myth of Oedipus: The Riddle

1944

Kurt Seligmann

(Swiss, 1900–1962)
Switzerland

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