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Study for San Francisco, center left section by Charles Meryon — VisualArtsDB

Study for San Francisco, center left section

Study for San Francisco, center left section

1855–1856

Medium: Graphite on tan wove tracing paper
Dimensions: 23.7 × 24.5 cm (9 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphiteprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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