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The Smell of Death by Edvard Munch — VisualArtsDB

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The Smell of Death

The Smell of Death

The Smell of Death

1915

Medium: Woodcut on paper
Dimensions: Image: 49.8 × 60 cm (19 5/8 × 23 5/8 in.); Sheet: 55.6 × 66.2 cm (21 15/16 × 26 1/8 in.)
Genre: Woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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