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Personage

Matta · 1955

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DETAILS
Artist
Matta
Date
1955
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 33 × 25.8 cm (13 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 54.4 × 43 cm (21 7/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Chile
Credit line
Gift of Dennis Adrian
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