Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
An orange seashell or flower bud or ear canal emerges from darkness to press up against the picture plane alongside lush green flora. A painting reminiscent of a lacquer box or botanical illustration.

Exotic garden

c. 1954

Kurt Seligmann American, born Switzerland, 1900-1962

Switzerland

Oil on canvas

Modern Art