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Acanthus leaf: from a cast by Esther Silver, Cooper Union Art School — VisualArtsDB

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Acanthus leaf: from a cast

Acanthus leaf: from a cast

Acanthus leaf: from a cast

Esther Silver Cooper Union Art School

1910

Medium: Sepia wash on paper
Genre: Nature studies
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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