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Melancholia (triptych) by Karl Zerbe — VisualArtsDB

Melancholia (triptych)

Melancholia (triptych)

1946

Medium: Encaustic on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 182.9 x 254 cm (72 x 100 in.) first panel: 182.9 x 76.2 cm (72 x 30 in.) second panel: 182.9 x 101.6 cm (72 x 40 in.) third panel: 182.9 x 76.2 cm (72 x 30 in.) overall framed: 185.4 x 261.6 cm (73 x 103 in.)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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