Study for Apotheosis of Hercules

MEDIUMPen and black ink with brush and gray wash, over black chalk, on buff laid paper

DIMENSIONS23 × 16.5 cm (9 1/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

COLLECTIONPrints and Drawings

CULTUREHolland

CREDIT LINEWaltraut Mies van der Rohe Memorial Fund

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