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Quiet History by Robert Barnes — VisualArtsDB

Quiet History

Quiet History

1986

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 221.6 × 130.2 cm (87 1/4 × 51 1/4 in.)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintingmodern and contemporary artmenabstract figuresabstract shapes

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