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I shall pluck the sun and leave a gap for tears. by Donald J. Handel — VisualArtsDB

I shall pluck the sun and leave a gap for tears.

I shall pluck the sun and leave a gap for tears.

Donald J. Handel

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 30.3 × 25 cm (11 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.) plate: 22.2 × 17.5 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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