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Pearl Earring by Jean Cocteau — VisualArtsDB

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Pearl Earring

Pearl Earring

Pearl Earring

1935

Medium: Pastel on green wove paper, laid down on board
Dimensions: 64.2 × 49 cm (25 5/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
Genre: Pastel
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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