The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 30, 2026

A horizontally oriented print depicts surreal figures in a landscape defined by fine lines and deep shadows. In the bottom left foreground, a head faces away. Next, two figures lean against textured tree stumps. To the right, several nude people with bound, intertwined limbs appear to float or fall over rocky ground. Above, organic, bonelike shapes hover in a dark, cloudy sky. A flat horizon stretches across the vast background distance.

The Gordian Knot

1936

Federico Castellon

(American, 1914–1971)
America
lithograph
Gift of George W. Sanford 1938.203
Catalogue raisonné: Freundlich 1
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.203