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The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims by Leopoldo Méndez — VisualArtsDB

The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims

The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims

Leopoldo Méndez

1944

Medium: Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions: 9.8 × 13 cm (3 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.)
Genre: wood engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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wood engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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