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Exotic garden

An orange seashell or flower bud or ear canal emerges from darkness to press up against the picture plane alongside lush green flora. A painting reminiscent of a lacquer box or botanical illustration.
© 2018 Orange County Citizens Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • An orange seashell or flower bud or ear canal emerges from darkness to press up against the picture plane alongside lush green flora. A painting reminiscent of a lacquer box or botanical illustration.

Date:

c. 1954

Artist:

Kurt Seligmann
American, born Switzerland, 1900-1962

About this artwork

Status

On View, Ryerson Library Reading Room

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Title

Exotic garden

Place

Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1949–1959

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

132 × 134.9 cm (52 × 53 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mary and Earle Ludgin Collection

Reference Number

1981.267

Copyright

© 2018 Orange County Citizens Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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