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I Drew A Picture in the Sand and the Water Washed It Away by Ivan Albright — VisualArtsDB

I Drew A Picture in the Sand and the Water Washed It Away

I Drew A Picture in the Sand and the Water Washed It Away

1927

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 91.4 × 58.4 cm (36 × 23 in.)
Genre: painting
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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