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Sketches (A) by Cy Twombly — VisualArtsDB

Sketches (A)

Sketches (A)

1967–1975

Medium: Etching and drypoint in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 6.1 × 21.2 cm (2 7/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Sheet: 22 × 31 cm (8 11/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inkdrypointprintprints and drawingetchingpaperwove paperdrypoint (printing process)

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