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The Artist's Father Reading by Mary Cassatt — VisualArtsDB

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The Artist's Father Reading

The Artist's Father Reading

The Artist's Father Reading

1880–1885

Medium: Graphite, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 22.4 × 14.2 cm (8 7/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Genre: Graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)readinggraphitefathersprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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