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Man at the Fountain by Honoré Sharrer

Man at the Fountain

Honoré Sharrer · 1946

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Artist
Honoré Sharrer
Date
1946
Medium
Oil on cardboard
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
17 5/8 × 12 3/4 in. (44.8 × 32.4 cm)
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Bequest of Lincoln Kirstein, 1996
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