id:			170466
accession number:	2012.7.1
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.7.1
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:34.438000

The Myth of Oedipus: The Sphinx I, 1944. Kurt Seligmann (Swiss, 1900–1962). Etching; sheet: 57.6 x 39.4 cm (22 11/16 x 15 1/2 in.); platemark: 45 x 29.8 cm (17 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund 2012.7.1 © Orange County Citizens Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				The Myth of Oedipus: The Sphinx I
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creation date:			1944
creation date earliest:		1944
creation date latest:		1944
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creditline:			Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund
copyright:			© Orange County Citizens Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	Switzerland
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Mason 117

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CREATORS

* Kurt Seligmann (Swiss, 1900–1962)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 57.6 x 39.4 cm (22 11/16 x 15 1/2 in.); Platemark: 45 x 29.8 cm (17 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	In pencil, lower right margin: "J. Seligmann 1944"
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* {'description': 'Main gallery rotation (gallery 229): April 20, 2015 - October 19, 2015.', 'opening_date': '2015-04-20T00:00:00'}

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