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Gargantua: Chapter XVII

Bernard Reder

Associated Names

Bernard Reder

Artist, American, 1897 - 1963

The image consists of sweeping, fluid lines and curvilinear shapes creating an abstract composition. There are outlines of human figures intertwined with the form of a large carriage wheel at the center. A small cat figure is seen in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1980.45.1193
Series Title

Rabelais: Gargantua-Pantagruel

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q65566269

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