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Prometheus

c. 1940

Joseph A. Mugnaini

Associated Names

Joseph A. Mugnaini

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

The image depicts intertwining lines intersecting with geometric shapes, creating an abstract composition. A human figure in descent with elongated limbs and flowing lines suggests movement. The scene includes a celestial landscape with a large radiant circle resembling a sun, and a smaller dark circle resembling a moon or planet. Pointed peaks in the background evoke distant mountains under a starry sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 224 x 160 mm
sheet: 333 x 264 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3639

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: Prometheus in pencil, lower left corner
Signed: Mugnaini in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76548338

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