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The Tragediennes Come to the Ocean

1959

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image is a grayscale artwork showing three figures standing. The central figure is unclothed with textured hair and indistinct facial features, while the figures on either side are partly covered in draped fabric. The background features swirling, wavy patterns that suggest a watery environment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (stone) in black
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1964.8.1570
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 415

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1986

Fine, Ruth and Robert F. Looney. The Prints of Benton Murdoch Spruance. Philadelphia: University of Philadelphia Press, 1986.

Wikidata ID

Q65507751

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