The Aesop Tree

1950

Antonio Frasconi

Associated Names
Antonio Frasconi

Artist, American, born Uruguay, 1919 - 2013

The image shows swirling lines and interconnected shapes forming an abstract tree with twisting roots and multiple branches. It includes elements resembling animals like a fox and a crow, a sun with a face in the upper right corner, and various animals and scroll-like banners inscribed with text. The roots resemble a winding network with inscriptions referring to historical or literary figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.51

  • Series Title

    Some Well Known Fables [1954.12.38-52]

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q65219081

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