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1949

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1951

  • We acquired this object.

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Print, Pietà, 1949

This is a Print. It was created by Paul Piech and made by Paul Piech. It is dated 1949 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is lithograph in green ink on newsprint paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Paul Piech.

Its dimensions are

28 × 34.4 cm (11 × 13 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated in pen and black ink in margin, lower right: Paul Piech 1949

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: Pietà

Cite this object as

Print, Pietà, 1949; Paul Piech; USA; lithograph in green ink on newsprint paper; 28 × 34.4 cm (11 × 13 9/16 in.); 1951-95-8

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