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A drawing of a nude man lying on the ground with a shadow of his soul behind him both reaching …
The Dying Man and the Vulture
A drawing of a nude man lying on the ground with a shadow of his soul behind him both reaching …
A drawing of a nude man lying on the ground with a shadow of his soul behind him both reaching upwards toward a vulture perched on the arm of a large female figure.
The Dying Man and the Vulture, Kahlil Gibran, 1920, pencil on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, Courtesy of Fundación Carso, A.C.

The Dying Man and the Vulture

Artist (American, 1883 - 1931)
Date1920
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsMatted: 30 × 24 inches (76.2 × 61 cm)
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the book "The Forerunner: His Parables and Poems," 1920 [also known as "The Lament of the Forerunner"]
Credit LineGift of Mary Haskell Minis.
Object number1950.8.40
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