Pygmalion's Dilemna
Dates
- Digitized: 2016
Physical Description Note
Painting A series of images detailing the story of Pygmalion, the first image at the bottom left corner depicting him facing away from the viewer and sculpting a woman out of marble; at the far left is Pygmalion's nude statue, looking to the top centere which depicts Pygmalion, who is nude and holds a chisel; at the upper right hand corner, the statue is implied to have turned into a living woman, and she and Pygmalion share a kiss and embrace; the painting has an amorphous, almost smoky-like background with red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and black colors. 59 (7/8)' x 47 (7/8)" Painted by Paul Salsieder Donor: Paul Salsieder Johnson Art Center 2nd Floor, Entrance
Repository Details
Part of the Carthage Art Collection Repository
US