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Art For Sale
Artist: Mark Shaw
Artist: Mark Beard
Dirk from Rear
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Polaroid

MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Signed, lower right ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté

MB 824 (Double-Sided Figure Drawing of Handsome Nude Men by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30.5 x 21 inches unframed ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Conté, Graphite, Archival Paper

Untitled (Standing Male Nude)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Standing Male Nude) 2017 Signed and dated, recto Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Conté

MB 053 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Muscular Male Nude on Arches Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative male nude drawing made of graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 20 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of a standing male nude was made...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Crayon, Charcoal, Graphite

Nineteen Famous People, Twenty-Two Friends, and Six Nudes
Located in New York, NY
Handmade portfolio of 47 Polaroid transfer prints with accompanying text by Mark Beard, handwritten in pencil (Edition of 10 + 5 APs) Signed and numbered in pencil 15.75 x 11.75 x ...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Photogravure

Untitled (Aiden 12)
Located in New York, NY
This polaroid transfer by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

MB 821 A (Contemporary Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 20.5 inches unframed Signed 'Beard 2006' lower left corner Atelier stamp in lower left, next to signature Unique figurative life study drawing of a standing male nude in graphite and conte crayon on Arches paper in a style that is at once traditional yet contemporary. Strong facial features and upper body muscles are evidence of the artist's excellent drafting skills. The handsome nude...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Art

Materials

Conté, Paper, Charcoal

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City. [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (4/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is o...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Photogravure

Audrey Hepburn Smiling with Head Back, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, 54_0309a_a -- Audrey Hepburn was photographed for the June 1954 issue of Mademoiselle. Her dress is a Claire McCardell creation. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS O...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Gondolier (Figurative Painting of Man in Venice by Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a muscular male gondolier with Venice's St. Mark's Campanile in the background "Gondolier" painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudony...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

My Mormon Family, Swimming—After a Photograph by George Beard, 1895
Located in New York, NY
My Mormon Family, Swimming—After a Photograph by George Beard, 1895 2005 Signed and dated, u.r.; Also signed, titled, and dated, verso Oil on canvas 48...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MB 827 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Two Nude Males by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of two nude males with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 827" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 29.75 x 21.75 inches unframed Signed, l...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté

Portrait of Michael Feingold
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard Portrait of Michael Feingold 1993 Signed and dated, l.l. Conté crayon and charcoal on paper 11 x 7.5 inches This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Conté, Paper

Le Ballon de Rouge
Located in New York, NY
Le Ballon de Rouge Collage with colored pencil and conté on paper Signed, recto This collage is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Color Pencil, Conté, Paper

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boxer in Red Trunks
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boxer in Red Trunks n.d. Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) $3,800 + $100 framing This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

MB 017 (Figurative Life Drawing of Female Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style life drawing of female nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 017" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches unframed Signed, lowe...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté

Wrestler in a Green Singlet: Figurative Oil Painting of an Athlete by Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic figurative oil painting of a muscular male athlete with a vintage green wrestling uniform "Wrestler in Singlet", Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (a pseudonym in homage to the figurative painting of John Singer Sargeant and fashion photography by Bruce Weber) Oil on canvas, signed upper left corner 30 x 20 inches, 34.5 x 24.5 inches in a black painted wood frame Excellent condition, the frame exhibits some wear consistent with age which is the artist's intention as the painting was made by his fictitious persona "Bruce Sargeant" who painted during the 1930's - 40's. Artwork description: This vertical, figurative portrait painting of a muscular male in a green wrestler singlet...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Two Men
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper Signed in pencil, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt L...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Conté, Paper, Charcoal

MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 18.5 inches unframed Signed, lower rig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite, Conté

MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
MB 702 (Contemporary Life Drawing of Male Nude by Mark Beard) graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Con...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Nude Man with Raised Leg)
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Mark Beard is already framed, price includes framing. Untitled (Nude Man with Raised Leg) 1990 Signed and dated, l.l. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on R...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Conté

Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, 1957 -- This image of a model wearing a gray Dior suit outside the Louvre Metro station was photographed by Mark Shaw in Paris in 1957 for LIFE magazine's September article "A Bright Young Look in Paris". Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of a model wearing a grey Dior dress outside by the metro entrance at the Louvre. The model is also wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in profile and looks behind her. In front of her, she is holding a map. She is standing in front of the Louvre metro map.
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This is a drawing of a naked man sitting by Mark Beard. This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Conté, Paper

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background
Located in New York, NY
This is a painting of a man's head in a silver frame by Mark Beard. This work is made with oil on canvas, measures 12 x 9 inches, and is signed. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

MB 809 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Seated Male Nude Models)
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 21.5 x 28 inches, unframed This unique life study drawing of two seated male nude models was made ...
Category

2010s Modern Art

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ladders and Ropes
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City. The listed price includes the cost of framing.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Tennis Whites & Wrestling Singlet (Figurative Oil of Athletes by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a young, female tennis player and young male athlete dressed in a wrestling singlet by Mark Beard (aka Bruc...
Category

Early 2000s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait II
Located in New York, NY
This is a figurative painting of a man's face by Mark Beard under his alter ego "Bruce Sargeant. The painting canvas is 14 x 11 inches, is signed in red ink, and is finished in oil p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 38 x 82 inches (96.5 x 208.3 cm) $10,000 + $900 framing...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Buggereau (b. 1956)] Untitled #1
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas with silver leaf, black painted wood frame with gold leaf Signed and dated in red, l.r. $6000.00 + $500.00 framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Le Martyr de Saint Sebastian (Academic Figurative Oil Painting in Gold Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas 48 x 24 inches unframed 58 x 32 x 3 inches in gold leaf wood frame This vertical, contemporary figurative painting of Le Martyr de Saint Sebastian was made by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon. Painted in a modern Academic style, Beard paints this Christian saint with dramatic detail and emotional gravity. The scene is a common artistic depiction of Sebastian who according to traditional belief, was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of the Christians. Here the artist depicts a nearly nude Saint Sebastian standing stoically while tied to a rustic brown post. A lush green forested terrain decorates the background while a white neo-classical building sits in the distance, which is perhaps the tomb where Saint Sebastian's remains were laid to rest. Saint Sebastian's pale blue-grey, stone-like stone tone is characteristic of Mark Beard's work who often portrays muscular young men similarly to Greek statues. The vertical Academic style figurative oil painting is complimented with a vintage style gold leaf wood frame. The painting is signed 'H. A. Michallon 1872' in red oil paint in the lower right corner. The gold frame is also signed and inscribed with black oil paint in several places (please see images). Mark Beard is a contemporary artist who made this work under the pseudonym Hippolyte A. Michallon who painted during the late 1800's so slight wear (see images) is intentionally staged to align with the factitious artist's purposed history. About the artist: Mark Beard is perhaps the most literal example of an artist pulled in so many different directions that he chose to “invent” six different personae in which to channel his overflowing energy and need for expression. Each painting style is radically different from the next, so it remains entirely believable that the work could stem from six completely different people of different time periods and different schools of thought. With a background in set design, Beard has always been one who could conjure total magic with anything available. Mark Beard has exhibited with Carrie Haddad Gallery for nearly twenty years and there has never been a dull moment. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake city, now lives in New York City. His works are in museum collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; the Museum of Modern Art, New York City; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City; the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; and the Harvard, Yale, and Princeton University Art Museums; among many others. We would not be the least bit surprised to see new ‘personas’ emerge in the coming years. About: Hippolyte - Alexandre Michallon, 1849 -1930 The long and peripatetic artistic career of Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon began in a conventional fashion. The only son of prosperous bourgeois parents in Tours, he first studied drawing with his mother, an accomplished amateur painter of insects. His father, an undertaker who appreciated his son's talent and supported his ambition to become a painter, sent him to Paris at age sixteen to enroll in the studio of Francois-Edouard Picot (1786-1868), an eminent history painter and professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, with whom he studied for three years, until Picot's death. Under his aging teacher's guidance and tutelage, Michallon entered the preliminary stages of the Prix de Rome contest at the Ecole three times, winning an Honorable Mention in 1869 for his composition entitled The Solider of the Marathon. For the next twenty years Michallon regualarly exhibited paintings on historical and biblical themes at the Paris Salon, as well as commissioned portraits. By his own account, the most ambitious work of Michallon's career was a thirty-foot canvas depicting Noah's Ark, which he exhibited in the Salon in 1875. Michallon began painting atmospheric but zoologically correct images of exotic animals in the wild. These achieved a certain popularity among French and foreign collectors alike, providing Michallon with financial security for the first time in his career. Michallon moved to England in 1893. His outstanding technical skills easily earned him a position on the faculty of the Slade School of Art in 1900. The craze for animal paintings proved short-lived. He continued to teach at Slade for the next two decades, but his classes gradually dwindled in size as the academic approach and methods he espoused went from outmoded to downright unpopular. Finally in 1922, finding himself reduced to a single pupil, the talented young American Bruce Sargeant, he retired from Slade, persuading Sargeant to leave with him and undergo private instruction at home. Several years later he retired to a cottage at St. Ives, Cornwall, where he lived quietly until his death in 1930, forgotten by all but a few former students, among them Edith Thayer Cromwell...
Category

Early 2000s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait of a Shirtless Man
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon
Located in New York, NY
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon (The soldier of the Marathon), 1869 n.d. Signed, l.l. Oil on canvas 57 x 45 inches 66 x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gio Taking Off His Singlet (Portait of a Young Wrestler by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative portrait painting of a handsome young man against a grey background "Gio Taking Off His Singlet", By Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargent) 14 x 11 inches 18.5 x 15.5 inches framed Excellent condition Signed by the artist, upper left "B. Sargeant" This vertical, portrait painting of a young man was made by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, the handsome man is posed stoically against a pale grey background as he gingerly removes his wrestling singlet...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.l. 10 x 8 inches, canvas size 12.75 x 10.75 inches in black painted wood frame This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Kennedy, Jackie Leads Horse, 1959
Located in New York, NY
JBK Leads Horse nb_064_065 -- Shot for LIFE in 1959, Jackie Kennedy leads Sagebrush across a meadow at Merrywood, her mother's Virginia Estate. This image is also part of the Mark Shaw Photographic Archive's fine art gallery collection. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photo of Jackie Kennedy...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn at Home, Heron Day Bed, Looks Down, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r18_4 -- Audrey Hepburn at home. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life magazine. Image size i...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Marc (Frontal with Cigarette)
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Ink

Untitled (Nude Male Torso)
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Silver Gelatin

Marc (Rear with Cigarette)
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Silver Gelatin

Homage to Giovanni Colacicchi, "Fine d'estate 1932"
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing.
Category

2010s Art

Materials

Oil

Audrey Hepburn on Striped Sofa, Arm Back, Head Tilted Smiling, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r15_9 -- Audrey Hepburn at home. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life magazine. Image size i...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

John Kelly (I'm Lost to the World)
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Silver Gelatin

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kennedy, Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover -- Jackie and Caroline on the beach in Hyannis Port, 1959. This photo was used as the cover of Mark Shaw's famous book, the John F. Kennedys, which wa...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in N...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Audrey Hepburn Supine Reading, Sitting up, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r8_10 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the December 7, 1953 issue of Life magazine. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photograph of Audrey Hepburn sitting and reading...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie in Pink with JFK in Yellow Room, John Look on, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in Pink Dress in Yellow Room nb_114a -- A portrait of Jackie and JFK. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ONLY OFFERED IN AND EDITION OF 15. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, John Jr. Looking at his Reflection in Tabletop, 1963
Located in New York, NY
John John Looking at his Reflection in Tabletop, nb_ 150 -- Jackie and John Jr. Palm Beach 1963 Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made t...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, BW 1957
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Palais de Glace Dress, 1957. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Ea...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Vanity Fair Sheer Gown Icon, Circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Vanity Fair Sheer Gown Icon, Circa 1955 -- One of Mark Shaw’s favorite photographs, this Vanity Fair slip was photographed by Mark Shaw for an award w...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

Two Men with a Diver
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Group of Men in a Field
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kennedy, Jackie in Pink Dress, John at Podium
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in Pink Dress nb_119 -- A Portrait of Jackie. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle phot...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Giclée

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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