El pez buey 1906

"El pez buey" is a haunting 1906 work by Austrian symbolist artist Alfred Kubin. The painting depicts a grotesque, mythical creature with an enormous, luminous eye, and sharp, skeletal appendages. The creature's flesh is pale and translucent, evoking a sense of decay and the fragility of life. The dark background emphasizes the creature's otherworldly presence and its stark contrast to the natural world. Kubin's artwork often explored themes of the macabre and the subconscious, making "El pez buey" a characteristic example of his style.