Salomé
Date2011
Artist
Barry Moser
(American illustrator, painter, printmaker, and author, born 1940)
Illustration CitationSalomé: A Tragedy in One Act by Oscar Wilde, translated by Joseph Donohue (University of Virginia Press 2011)
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 7 3/16 × 4 5/8 in. (18.3 × 11.7 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 in. (23.8 × 15.2 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 in. (23.8 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2015
Object number2015-5.9
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextMoser’s Salomé combines the exotic with the erotic—snake bracelet and jeweled waist band; proud stance and direct gaze—this is a Salomé of the 21st century. There is no doubt of her self-assurance. The boldness of her aggressive posture is intensified by the empty white background of the top half of the composition.
