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Mayan Motif No. 1 by Carlos Mérida — VisualArtsDB

Mayan Motif No. 1

Mayan Motif No. 1

1937

Medium: Gouache and brush and black ink on blue laid paper with blue fibers
Dimensions: 59.9 × 47.8 cm (23 5/8 × 18 7/8 in.)
Genre: gouache
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)paintinkgouacheprints and drawingwatercolorcoating (material)paper (fiber product)water-base paint

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