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1927

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1986

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Drawing, Behind the Front

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1927 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is brush and gouache on cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Judith and Steven Katten.

Its dimensions are

110.5 x 56.5 cm (43 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in brown gouache, center right: BATISTE / MADALENA; in graphite: 1927

Cite this object as

Drawing, Behind the Front; USA; brush and gouache on cardboard; 110.5 x 56.5 cm (43 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.); Gift of Judith and Steven Katten; 1986-118-7

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