Odysseus and the Sirens. Colour process print after O. Greiner, 190-.

  • Greiner, Otto, 1869-1916.
Date:
[between 1902 and 1909?]
Reference:
2045552i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Odysseus and the Sirens. Colour process print after O. Greiner, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of a painting by Otto Greiner (1902) of Odysseus bound to the mast of a boat while glancing towards the sirens on land. The original painting was lost from the Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, during World War II; allegedly cut from its frame by Russian troops in order to wrap a piano.

Publication/Creation

[Leipzig] : EAS [E. A. Seemann Verlag?], [between 1902 and 1909?]

Physical description

1 postcard : process print ; 8.9 x 14 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Nr. 41. O. Greiner, Odysseus und die Sirenen.

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "This kind of respectable soft-core pornography was widely available and avidly collected in Europe."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045552i

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Where to find it

  • Unlabelled photograph album

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