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Masks and Grotesque Figures by James Ensor — VisualArtsDB

Masks and Grotesque Figures

Masks and Grotesque Figures

1885

Medium: Black Conté crayon on grayish cream wove paper
Dimensions: 21.8 × 29.8 cm (8 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
Genre: crayon
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)crayonprints and drawingcrayonspaper (fiber product)

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