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The Leaf of the Artichoke Is an Owl by Arshile Gorky — VisualArtsDB

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The Leaf of the Artichoke Is an Owl

1944

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28 x 35 7/8" (71.1 x 91.2 cm)
Genre: painting
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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