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Ghosts on a Tree

Franz Sedlacek, Ghosts on a Tree, 1933

At a quick glance they look like vultures in a tree, but closer investigation reveals them to be hunched skeletal figures. Have they stopped in this pastoral landscape en route to another land? Or are they just outside your window, staring menacingly at you?

  • Post date
    October 26, 2020
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Previous post: Francisco Goya, Time and the Old Women, 1810 Next post: Adam Burke, Consequatur, 2018

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