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I Wish I was Born a Thousend Years Ago

A work made of brush and black ink, with scraping and pen and black ink, on tan wove paper.

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  • A work made of brush and black ink, with scraping and pen and black ink, on tan wove paper.

Date:

1976

Artist:

David Weiss
Swiss, 1946-2012

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

David Weiss

Title

I Wish I was Born a Thousend Years Ago

Place

Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)

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1976

Medium

Brush and black ink, with scraping and pen and black ink, on tan wove paper

Dimensions

108 × 149.4 cm (42 9/16 × 58 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2019.1271

Extended information about this artwork

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