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Double Vegetal Gesture/Ax

Giuseppe Penone

1982

Medium: Tree branch, iron, and bronze
Dimensions: approximately 9' 5 1/4" x 13' 5" x 9 3/4" (287.6 x 409 x 24.8 cm)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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