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Ubu Roi

Alfred Jarry

National Gallery of Art

The image shows bold, black lines and shapes on a tan background forming an abstract composition. In the scene, a large, round figure with a cone-shaped hat holding a scythe is looming over a smaller group of figures holding papers or books. The large figure also holds a bag labeled "5,000". Flames rise from a building with windows.

Artwork Details

Date
1894
Medium
photomechanical process in black on pink wove paper [proof before letters]
Dimensions
4413 × 3354 px
Public Domain
Yes
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