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Tragic Space by Karel Appel — VisualArtsDB

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Tragic Space

1959

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45 1/8 x 59 1/8" (114.6 x 150.2 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Painting & Sculpture

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Karel Appel, 1951

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