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Charade by William Steig — VisualArtsDB

Charade

Charade

1970–1980

Medium: Pen and black ink on ivory paper with fibrous inclusions
Dimensions: 26.4 × 29.6 cm (10 7/16 × 11 11/16 in.)
Genre: Pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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21st Centurypen and ink drawingsprints and drawingpaperpaper (fiber product)

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