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The Riddle
The Riddle
Object number1969.25.10

The Riddle

Date1944
Artist (American b.Switzerland, 1900-1962)
CultureSwiss, American
MediumEtching
Edition44/50
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Kirk Askew, Jr.
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
SignedSigned and dated (on first plate (1969.25.6), in pencil): K. Seligmann 1944; (on last page (1969.25.12), in ink): Kurt Seligmann
InscribedInscribed (on last page (1969.25.12), in ink): No. 44
DescriptionOne of a collection of six original etchings from The Myth of Oedipus (1969.25.6-.12), with text adapted by Meyer Schapiro.
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The Childhood
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The Marriage
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The Childhood of Oedipus
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