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Dance Macabre

Added by Althea Carlin 19 on Feb 8th, 2026

Date

1974

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A poster by painter Franciszek Starowieyski for a play written by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Depicts a human skeleton with a bird skull and a ghostly feminine figure, perhaps dancing. 

Franciszek Starowieyski was a polish artist known for his posters, paintings, and book illustrations. Much of his work was creating enigmatic poster designs for various theaters and shows. 

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Dance Macabre
Source: PolishPoster.com - https://web.archive.org/web/20130528041304/http://www.polishposter.com/html/starowieyski.html