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Elevated Nite by Ellen Lanyon — VisualArtsDB

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Tempera
Elevated Nite

Elevated Nite

Elevated Nite

1947

Medium: Tempera and gold and silver leaf, with incising, on board prepared with a white gesso ground
Dimensions: 32.2 × 41.2 cm (12 11/16 × 16 1/4 in.)
Genre: Tempera
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)paintground (material)prints and drawingincisingcoating (material)temperawater-base paint

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