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Knitting was a Reserved Occupation by Ian Hamilton Finlay — VisualArtsDB

Knitting was a Reserved Occupation

Knitting was a Reserved Occupation

Ian Hamilton Finlay

1987

Medium: Lithograph on paper
Dimensions: image: 210 x 298 mm
Museum: Tate

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[no title] from ‘4 colonnes, 8 affiches pour l’abbaye cistercienne de L’Epau été 1986’

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[no title] from ‘4 colonnes, 8 affiches pour l’abbaye cistercienne de L’Epau été 1986’

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