Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Pale Seated Figure by John Vassos
A small dark head rests upon a vast pale seated form enclosed by broad sweeping shadows. Vassos reduces the body and setting to sharply contrasted flowing shapes.
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John Vassos. "The Pale Seated Figure by John Vassos" [editorial title]. In The Harlot’s House and Other Poems, Oscar Wilde; John Vassos. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929; interpretations by John Vassos., 1929, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Source scan leaf 16. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0016
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John Vassos. The Pale Seated Figure by John Vassos. The Harlot’s House and Other Poems. Scan leaf 16. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0016