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The Cataclysms by James Ensor — VisualArtsDB

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The Cataclysms

1888

Medium: Etching, colored by hand with watercolor
Dimensions: Plate 7 x 9 3/8" (17.9 x 23.7 cm) Sheet (surface) 13 1/4 x 15 1/4" (33.8 x 38.8 cm) Sheet (incl. folds) 13 1/ 4 x 20 5/8" (33.8 x 52.1 cm)
Genre: print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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