Acc. № 139 · Archive reference image
Design Objects № 139
L'Inconnu: The Unknown Object
Coming soonArchive note
French-language artifact documenting a sculptural figurine of ambiguous spiritual or occult significance, dated toward 1962 and labeled 'the subversive' and 'the cult object.' The piece appears to depict a hooded, androgynous figure in devotional pose—whether saint, witch, or manufactured deity remains deliberately obscured. Provenance suggests circulation among European avant-garde and underground occult communities during the post-war period. Collectors of surrealist ephemera, marginal religious iconography, and Cold War-era subversive publishing.
Catalogued, not yet released. This artifact will become available to acquire soon.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
768 × 1376 px · 1.1 MP · portrait
- Section
- Design Objects
- Style
- vintage industrial catalog, hand-colored lithograph
- Mood
- uncanny, devotional, conspiratorial
- Palette
- cream, slate blue, pale ochre
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