The Sphinx (The evasive woman) — Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo

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Artist: Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
Date: 1887

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Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo

1868–1907 · Kingdom of Italy

Italian painter who spent 10 years creating The Fourth Estate, now an icon of socialist movements worldwide.

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