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

The Sphinx (The evasive woman)

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo · 1887

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Artist
Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
Date
1887
ART MOVEMENTS
Divisionism
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THE ARTIST

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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