Surrealist Games

 

Original crossword artwork - 1960s

Original artwork for a crossword, ink on thick art board measuring approx 19 x 15 cm. This was published and reprinted in a number of different places including the Target Book 'Peter Pippin's First Book of Puzzles' (1972). Surreal conjunction of images including an eye, a hand, a bone, and a man looking the other way (which turns out to be a clue for hair!)

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