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Study for ‘The Withered Root’ by William Roberts — VisualArtsDB

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Study for ‘The Withered Root’

Study for ‘The Withered Root’

Study for ‘The Withered Root’

William Roberts

1927

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 203 x 140 mm
Museum: Tate

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