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The School Room

1945/1947

Mario Prassinos

Associated Names

Mario Prassinos

Artist, French, 1916 - 1985

The image shows a skeletal figure with elongated limbs and a hollow-eyed grin sitting on a stool, holding a striped creature in an outstretched hand. Swirling lines and shadows frame the scene, creating an ethereal atmosphere. Below the figure, skull-like heads peer upwards, resembling spectators or an audience. The striped creature in the figure's hand has a curled tail and triangular ears.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and drypoint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1947.12.37

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 121.

Wikidata ID

Q65080955

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