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This is How the Tree Breaks by William Kentridge, Christopher With — VisualArtsDB

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This is How the Tree Breaks

This is How the Tree Breaks

This is How the Tree Breaks

William Kentridge Christopher With

1999

Medium: etching with hand additions on collaged paper
Dimensions: sheet: 34.29 × 49.53 cm (13 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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