George Bernard Wheeler

The Sphinx
1924

An illustration of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the face of a human, set against a plain background with a few clouds in the sky. The creature has a large, dark mane and a detailed, expressive human face. Below the image, there is handwritten text that reads "The Sphinx. Mytical [sic] King of The Jungle" followed by a signature and the date 1921.

An illustration of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the face of a human, set against a plain background with a few clouds in the sky. The creature has a large, dark mane and a detailed, expressive human face. Below the image, there is handwritten text that reads "The Sphinx. Mytical [sic] King of The Jungle" followed by a signature and the date 1921.

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Date
1924

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and brush and ink on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 × 28in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)

Accession number
32.52

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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