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Lightning by Leopoldo Méndez — VisualArtsDB

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Wood engraving
Lightning

Lightning

Lightning

Leopoldo Méndez

1944

Medium: Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions: 8.8 × 9.9 cm (3 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.)
Genre: Wood engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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wood engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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