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Inside the Shell

A work made of etching and lift-ground etching in black on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of etching and lift-ground etching in black on white wove paper.

Date:

1971

Artist:

Albert Edgar Yersin
Swiss, 1905-1984

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albert Edgar Yersin

Title

Inside the Shell

Place

Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)

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1971

Medium

Etching and lift-ground etching in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 17.6 × 7.2 cm (6 15/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Sheet: 32.5 × 24.8 cm (12 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Walter S. Brewster Collection Fund

Reference Number

1971.677

Extended information about this artwork

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