The Riddle, Plate 4 from 'The Myth of Oedipus' / Kurt Seligmann

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Accession Number: 1986/2.97.4
Title: The Riddle, Plate 4 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'
Artist: Kurt Seligmann
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1900-1962
Medium and Support: etching on off-white wove paper
Object Creation Date: 1944
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Doctor of Technical Sciences Max H. J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
Dimensions: 57.5 cm x 39.4 cm (22 5/8 in. x 15 1/2 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: delphic oracle; oedipus; surrealism
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; greek; literary; literary characters; modern and contemporary art; movement; mythology; prophecy
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 867 x 1223
File Size: 112 KB
Record: 1986/2.97.4
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.97.4/1986_2.97.4.jpg

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Full citation: "The Riddle, Plate 4 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'; Kurt Seligmann." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.97.4/1986_2.97.4.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.