Black Magic / Continuation of Mynona's Gray Magic (Schwarze Magie / Fortsetzung von Mynonas grauer Magie) / Alfred Kubin

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Accession Number
2007/2.111
Title
Black Magic / Continuation of Mynona's Gray Magic (Schwarze Magie / Fortsetzung von Mynonas grauer Magie)
Artist
Alfred Kubin
Artist Nationality
Austrian
Artist Life Dates
1877-1959
Object Creation Date
1954
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Austria (nation)
Oberösterreich (state)
Zwickledt
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Austria (nation)
Creation Place 3
Oberösterreich (state)
Creation Place 4
Zwickledt
Inscription
Signed and dated by artist in ink, bottom right corner: 1959 / Kubin / Zwickled
[KKR: "Zwickled" refers to "Zwickledt," Kubin's castle home in Austria; he included "Zwickledt" on all of his letters written from there.]
Written in ink along bottom left edge of image: akistanischer Winkel
[KKR: Alternate title has come from an assumed or filled-in "P" at the beginning of this phrase]
Written in pencil, bottom left corner below image: (Schwarze Magie) / (Fortsetzung von Mynonas grauer Magie)
Dimensions
30.48 cm x 19.05 cm (12 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Drawing
Primary Object Type
portrait
Physical Description
A heavily inked, multi-layered multi-media image with tinges of color. On the left hand side of image, an older gentleman in turban and beard can be made out. The background is dark inks and washes, bleeding into man's figure. Bottom edge of paper carries inscriptions from Kubin (handwriting matches other samples).
Subject Matter
A heavily inked, at times abstract image. On the left can be seen the figure of a turbaned, bearded older man.
Primary Keywords
magicians
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Image Size
2256 x 3612
File Size
1 MB
Record
2007/2.111
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.111/2007_2_111.jpg

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"Black Magic / Continuation of Mynona's Gray Magic (Schwarze Magie / Fortsetzung von Mynonas grauer Magie); Alfred Kubin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.111/2007_2_111.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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