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Butterfly by Ian Hamilton Finlay — VisualArtsDB

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Butterfly

Ian Hamilton Finlay

1979

Medium: Offset card
Dimensions: sheet (unfolded): 1 3/4 x 2 5/8" (4.4 x 6.6 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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