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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

1959

Medium: Oil and tempera on canvas
Dimensions: 152.4 × 182.9 cm (60 × 72 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingmodern and contemporary artSurrealism in exilebiomorphicabstractionSurrealismabstract forms

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