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In Despair, from The Cavafy Suite by David Hockney — VisualArtsDB

In Despair, from The Cavafy Suite

In Despair, from The Cavafy Suite

1966

Medium: Etching on white wove paper
Dimensions: Plate: 36 × 23 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 57 × 39.5 cm (22 1/2 × 15 9/16 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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