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Golden Tension by Will Barnet — VisualArtsDB

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Golden Tension

1959

Medium: Oil and gold leaf on canvas
Dimensions: 64 x 39 7/8" (162.5 x 101.2 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Painting & Sculpture

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