About the Artwork
The Gordian Knot
1936
Federico Castellón
1914-1971
American
Unknown
Lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper
Image: 8 15/16 × 14 inches (22.7 × 35.6 cm) Sheet: 11 7/8 × 17 15/16 inches (30.2 × 45.6 cm)
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Gift of Catherine E. Burns
1994.161
© Estate of Federico Castellon; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
Markings
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Printed, in dark gray ink, lower right, verso: AMERICAN ARTISTS GROUP | 106 SEVENTH AVE NEW YORK | THE GORDIAN KNOT by FERDERICO CASTELLON | F.C. c[encircled] 1936
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Catherine E. Burns
1994-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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© Estate of Federico Castellon; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
Federico Castellón, The Gordian Knot, 1936, lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Catherine E. Burns, 1994.161.
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