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Self-Constructed Little Machine by Max Ernst — VisualArtsDB

Self-Constructed Little Machine

Self-Constructed Little Machine

1919–1920

Medium: Graphite with pen and black ink on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 46.6 × 31.5 cm (18 3/8 × 12 7/16 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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