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The Balked Escape by Edward Gorey — VisualArtsDB

The Balked Escape

The Balked Escape

1945–2000

Medium: Pen and black ink, with brush and red wash, over graphite, on brown wove paper
Dimensions: 21.1 × 17 cm (8 5/16 × 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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