Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Figures among the Curtains by John Vassos
A long pale figure stands at the right while a second body leans backwards across broad black drapery. Small raised hands interrupt the cavernous surrounding shapes.
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John Vassos. "The Figures among the Curtains 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 38. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0038
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John Vassos. The Figures among the Curtains by John Vassos. The Harlot’s House and Other Poems. Scan leaf 38. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0038