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The Executioner by Ernst Barlach — VisualArtsDB

The Executioner

The Executioner

1922

Medium: Lithograph on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 70 × 54 cm (27 9/16 × 21 5/16 in.)
Genre: Lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printingprintprints and drawinglithographypaper (fiber product)lithograph

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