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Stacked Cow Skulls by Sam Messer — VisualArtsDB

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Stacked Cow Skulls

Stacked Cow Skulls

Stacked Cow Skulls

1982–1983

Medium: Oil on linen
Dimensions: 116.8 × 88.9 cm (46 × 35 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingmodern and contemporary art

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