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Federico Castellon

The Gordian Knot

1936

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Federico Castellon

The Gordian Knot

1936

Physical Qualities Lithograph, Sheet: 329 x 456 mm. (12 15/16 x 17 15/16 in.) Image: 228 x 357 mm. (9 x 14 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Blanche Adler
Object Number 1936.135
Stamp of American Artists Group on back. Bought from them
Hilton, Ronald, ed. "Handbook of Hispanic Source Materials and Research Organizations in the United States." Toronto, Canada: The University of Toronto Press, 1942, p. 186.

Inscribed: lower right in stone: "FEDERICO CASTELLON"; lower left verso stamped: "AMERICAN ARTISTS GROUP 106 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK / THE GORDIAN KNOT by FEDERICO CASTELLON / f.c. C 1936"

Markings: CM: B.A. (Blanche Adler); WM: K (Rives BFK cut off)

Artist

Federico Castellon

American, born Spain, 1914-1971

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