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Glittering the Being by Roberto Matta — VisualArtsDB

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Glittering the Being

Glittering the Being

Glittering the Being

1950–1960

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 203.2 × 289.6 cm (80 × 114 in.)
Genre: Oil on canvas
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingModern Latin American Artoil on canvasSurrealism

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