William Wolff

Odysseus and Nausicaa
1972

A print depicting two stylized profiles facing each other; on the left is a male figure labeled "Odysseus" with a dark red and brown color scheme, and on the right is a female figure labeled "Penelope" with a laurel wreath in her hair, rendered in black and green. The artwork has a rough, textured appearance with visible brush strokes and ink splatters, and there are handwritten signatures at the bottom.

A print depicting two stylized profiles facing each other; on the left is a male figure labeled "Odysseus" with a dark red and brown color scheme, and on the right is a female figure labeled "Penelope" with a laurel wreath in her hair, rendered in black and green. The artwork has a rough, textured appearance with visible brush strokes and ink splatters, and there are handwritten signatures at the bottom.

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Date
1972

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 20 3/4 × 28in. (52.7 × 71.1 cm) Image: 17 1/2 × 24 3/4in. (44.5 × 62.9 cm)

Accession number
2003.295

Edition
AP

Publication
Printed and published by William Wolff

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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William Wolff
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