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Glittering, the Being

Glittering, the Being

1958

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 113 × 142.2 cm (44 1/2 × 56 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingModern Latin American Artmodern and contemporary artyellow (color)black (color)white (color)Surrealismabstract formspink (color)

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Glittering, the Being by Roberto Matta — VisualArtsDB