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Plastic Invention on the Theme of Love by Carlos Mérida — VisualArtsDB

Plastic Invention on the Theme of Love

Plastic Invention on the Theme of Love

1939

Medium: Gouache and watercolor, with gouache and watercolor transfer, over graphite, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 74.7 × 55.3 cm (29 7/16 × 21 13/16 in.)
Genre: watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)paintgraphitegouacheprints and drawingwatercolorpaper (fiber product)water-base paint

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