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Waves Breaking against Rocks by American William Trost Richards — VisualArtsDB

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Waves Breaking against Rocks

Waves Breaking against Rocks

Waves Breaking against Rocks

American William Trost Richards

1900

Medium: Graphite on cream wove paper
Genre: Seascapes
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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