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Figure Study for ‘The Origin of the Great Bear’ by Frank Auerbach — VisualArtsDB

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Figure Study for ‘The Origin of the Great Bear’

1968

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 227 x 305 mm
Museum: Tate

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