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Study of Man's Upturned Head by Alexandre Cabanel — VisualArtsDB

Study of Man's Upturned Head

Study of Man's Upturned Head

Alexandre Cabanel

1873–1883

Medium: Black and red chalk on gray laid paper
Dimensions: 22.2 × 25.1 cm (8 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)chalkchalk sticksprints and drawinginorganic materialpaper (fiber product)red chalk

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