Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Falling Silhouette by John Vassos
A long black silhouette stretches diagonally across a broad light shape. Broken columns and deep surrounding shadows frame its downward movement.
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John Vassos. "The Falling Silhouette 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 76. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0076
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John Vassos. The Falling Silhouette by John Vassos. The Harlot’s House and Other Poems. Scan leaf 76. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0076