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The stories of narrative paintings, from Old Masters to contemporary artists

  • About the Curator
  • Painters Are Telling New Stories
  • What Is Narrative Painting?
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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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