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Drawing for The Great Obstacle by Leopoldo Méndez — VisualArtsDB

Drawing for The Great Obstacle

Drawing for The Great Obstacle

Leopoldo Méndez

1931–1941

Medium: Conté crayon on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 13 × 17 cm (5 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: crayon
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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