The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 1, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white photogravure depicts a low-angle view of ancient stone ruins against a cloudy sky. Centered, a fluted column rises toward a horizontal beam. To the left, another column stands beneath a ceiling with recessed square panels. A third column marks the right edge. Deep shadows emphasize the weathered textures throughout the stone. The print is set within wide white margins with a signature below.

Untitled (Greek Ruins)

c. 1959–60s, printed 1989

Marie Cosindas

(American, 1923–2017)
America
photogravure
Image: 17.1 x 17.1 cm (6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Gift in Memory of Toby Devan Lewis 2024.95
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Marie Cosindas, who became a pioneer in color photography, initially shot exclusively in black and white.

Description

Cosindas’s parents emigrated from Greece to the United States, where the artist was born.This radically composed view looking up at the beams and columns of a Greek temple may have been taken in 1959 on a family trip back to her parents’ homeland. The image was produced as a photogravure to accompany the fine press edition of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Oedipus in 1989.
  • ?–2022
    Toby Devan Lewis [1934–2022], Cleveland, OH
    2022–24
    Estate of Toby Lewis, Cleveland, OH
    2024
    Adam Joseph Lewis, Ivy Beth Lewis, and Mark C. Lewis, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    September 9, 2024–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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