Federico Castellón

The Ostian Playboy
1963

This is an artwork featuring a surreal scene with human figures and a creature with a camel-like body and bird-like wings. The human figures appear abstract with exaggerated features; one is holding antlers above her head, while another gazes upward. The creature stands to the right, looking down at one of the figures. The background is a muted blend of blues and greens, with a section of warm beige at the bottom. The image has a rough, textured quality, and there is handwriting at the bottom, indicating the title and artist's signature.
This is an artwork featuring a surreal scene with human figures and a creature with a camel-like body and bird-like wings. The human figures appear abstract with exaggerated features; one is holding antlers above her head, while another gazes upward. The creature stands to the right, looking down at one of the figures. The background is a muted blend of blues and greens, with a section of warm beige at the bottom. The image has a rough, textured quality, and there is handwriting at the bottom, indicating the title and artist's signature.

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Date
1963

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 19 3/4 × 12 1/2in. (50.2 × 31.8 cm) Image: 18 3/16 × 12in. (46.2 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
67.84

Edition
VIII/X

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weiss

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York NY

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Federico Castellón
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