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Monks Reading by Ernst Barlach — VisualArtsDB

Monks Reading

Monks Reading

1932

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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modern and contemporary artsculpture

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