Large Drawing # 44

Lucas Samaras American, born Greece

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In an effort to learn the interior terrain of his body, Samaras had his skull X-rayed in 1965: "I had an X-ray of my skull taken to see the bone structure and I felt faint even though I couldn’t see my soul. I said I did it to see how the skeleton would look after my death and by this devious glimpse of death to diffuse its horror."

Large Drawing # 44, Lucas Samaras (American (born Greece), Kastoria 1936–2024 New York), Graphite with incising and colored pencil on paper

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Large Drawing # 44, Lucas Samaras (American (born Greece), Kastoria 1936–2024 New York), Graphite with incising and colored pencil on paper
Large Drawing # 44, Lucas Samaras (American (born Greece), Kastoria 1936–2024 New York), Graphite with incising and colored pencil on paper

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