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Marionettes

Title

Subject

Description

Marlinde’s painting Marionettes is populated by eighteenth-century ladies, a gentleman, soldier, nun, peasant, and bishop, in a setting that might recall the verdant depth of a Bavarian forest. Suspended above a yellow ground they each engage the viewer openly seemingly without rank or posture for the roles they may play.

Creator

Marline von Ruhs (1924- )

Publisher

Marline von Ruhs (1924- )

Date

purchased by Bridwell Library in 1965

Original Format

oil on canvas

Citation

Marline von Ruhs (1924- ), “Marionettes,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 11, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2172.