Mythological and Intersex Drawings. Ink and gouache on paper. Circa 1930s. Signed bottom right. 7.5 x 5" (largest).
These are likely preparatory sketches for Kurtz's bronze sculptures. They draw on Egyptian and Greek (Hermaphroditus) imagery. Hermaphroditus was a common subject in ancient Greek and Roman art; however, while early 20th-century depictions of intersex people are uncommon.
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