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Head of a Child

A work made of watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper.

Date:

1953

Artist:

Dorothea Tanning
American, 1910-2012

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Dorothea Tanning

Title

Head of a Child

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1953

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper

Dimensions

66.6 × 55.4 cm (26 1/4 × 21 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Frank B. Hubachek

Reference Number

1954.127

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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