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Sphinx by Jean Cocteau — VisualArtsDB

Sphinx

Sphinx

1955

Medium: Pastel on black wove paper, laid down on board
Dimensions: 49.2 × 64.4 cm (19 3/8 × 25 3/8 in.)
Genre: pastel
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)prints and drawingpastelpaper (fiber product)

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