Untitled (Painter) — Kerry James Marshall

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Untitled (Painter), 2009 by Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)

The Truth About Comets — Dorothea Tanning

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The Truth About Comets, 1945 by Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012)

Forest and Dove — Max Ernst

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Forest and Dove, 1927 by Max Ernst (1891–1976)

Silence — Fernand Khnopff

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Silence, 1890 by Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921)

Face — Leonor Fini

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Face, c. 1970 by Leonor Fini (1908-1996)

A page from Paul Kirchner’s Shaman

From “Shaman” by Paul Kirchner. Originally published in Heavy Metal vol. 4 #6, Sept. 1980. Republished in Awaiting the Collapse, Tanibis Editions.

Ludditebot — Peter Hamlin

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Ludditebot,2017 by Peter Hamlin

Allegory of Avarice — Jacques de Gheyn II

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A Frog Sitting on Coins and Holding a Sphere: Allegory of Avarice, 1609 by Jacques de Gheyn II (1565-1629)

Two Trees — Odilon Redon

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Two Trees, 1875 by Odilon Redon (1840-1916)

January — Alex Colville

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January, 1971 by Alex Colville (1920-2013)

The Anthropic Principle — Nicola Verlato 

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The Anthropic Principle, 2003 by Nicola Verlato (b. 1965)

Surrogate — Cynthia Sitton

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Surrogate, 2016 by Cynthia Sitton

The Play Scene in Hamlet — Edwin Austin Abbey

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The Play Scene in Hamlet, 1897 by Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911)

The Permanent Adventure — Félix Labisse

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L’Aventure Permanente (The Permanent Adventure),1944 by Félix Labisse (1905-1982)

To escape the insidious commercial excesses of Christmas (Glen Baxter)

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Zora Neale Hurston’s hand-drawn Christmas card

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Zora Neale Hurston’s hand-drawn Christmas card (1926). From Fannie Hurst’s papers at the Harry Ransom center in Austin, TX. Via the Ransom Center’s Instagram account.

Incarnation, Birth, and Resurrection — Wolfgang Grässe

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Incarnation, Birth, and Resurrection , 1973 by Wolfgang Grässe (1930-2008)