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Advent Head by Alfonso Ossorio — VisualArtsDB

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Advent Head

Advent Head

Advent Head

Alfonso Ossorio

1948–1949

Medium: Wax resist
Dimensions: Paper: 77 x 55 cm (30 5/16 x 21 5/8 in.) Framed: 106 x 84 cm (41 3/4 x 33 1/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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