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Sketch for The Passion by Bernard Buffet — VisualArtsDB

Sketch for The Passion

Sketch for The Passion

1954

Medium: Graphite on ivory wove paper (discolored to tan)
Dimensions: 46.5 × 76.5 cm (18 5/16 × 30 1/8 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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

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