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L'Or et le Noir by Otto Piene — VisualArtsDB

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L'Or et le Noir

L'Or et le Noir

L'Or et le Noir

1957–1967

Medium: Black paint sprayed over gold leaf and oil on canvas mounted to wood
Dimensions: 17.8 x 26.2 cm (7 x 10 5/16 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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