Light Tower Golden Gate San Francisco Etching
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mystery monogrammed early San Francisco etching. Great little piece of San Francisco history
Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
Etching
Light Tower Golden Gate San Francisco Etching
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mystery monogrammed early San Francisco etching. Great little piece of San Francisco history
Etching
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.88 in W 8.88 in
'Heart of San Francisco' — Vintage 1920s Realism
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Anton Schutz, 'Heart of San Francisco', etching, c. 1927, edition not stated. Signed in pencil. A
Etching
OLD CHINATOWN - SAN FRANCISCO
By Childe Hassam
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CHILDE HASSAM (1859 – 1935) OLD CHINATOWN - SAN FRANCISCO 1904 (Cortissoz 95 i/iii?) Etching, 5
Etching
$6,869
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Mission Dolores - San Francisco - Original Hand-Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Mission Dolores - San Francisco - Original Hand-Signed Etching Title: Mission
Etching
$6,158
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - City Hall - San Francisco - Original Hand-Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - City Hall - San Francisco - Original Hand-Signed Etching Title: City Hall - San
Etching
Union Street, San Francisco
By Edith (Mark) Milsk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Union Street, San Francisco" is an original etching on creme wove paper by
Etching
San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf
By Josef Eidenberger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf" c.1975 is a color etching on Wove paper by
Etching
Golden Gate, San Francisco, California
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Golden Gate, San Francisco, California" c.1930 is a color etching on
Etching
$1,250
H 14.38 in W 17.38 in D 0.25 in
"Drowsy Bums" - Mid Century Figurative San Francisco Dock Landscape
By John Stoll
Located in Soquel, CA
of World War I. In 1915 he settled in San Francisco, where the art works shown at the Panama-Pacific
Paper, Printer's Ink, Etching
$425
H 10 in W 12 in D 0.07 in
Fishing Boats in the Wharf - San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate print of Fishing and sailboats on the Wharf In San Francisco from the collection of
Paper, Ink, Etching
$1,350
H 36 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
Headland IV - Etching by Gordon Cook on Japanese Paper
By Gordon Cook
Located in Soquel, CA
, Joan Brown, and William H. Brown. Cook also taught at the San Francisco Art Institute. His etchings
Laid Paper, Etching
$5,000
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Gradient Monoprint Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Santa Fe, New Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
$5,000
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Gradient Monoprint Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Santa Fe, New Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
$5,000
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Red Purple Gradient Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Santa Fe, New Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
$5,000
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Red Purple Gradient Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000-2002 The New York
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
$5,000
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Gradient Yellow Gold Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000-2002 The New York
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
$2,380Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.38 in W 14.63 in
Ancient Roman Medici Marble Vase: An 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
Etchings. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994. 2 volumes. Chapter F.II. Volume II. pp. 886-960
Etching
$28,426
H 25.2 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Frontispiece from "Carceri d'Invenzione" - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1749/59
Located in Roma, IT
Battista Piranesi. The complete etchings, San Francisco, AlanWofsy, 1994, n. 26; Ficacci Luigi, Piranesi
Etching
$3,180Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.25 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian's Villa
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
Etchings. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994. 2 volumes. Chapter F.II. Volume II. pp. 886-960
Etching
Gene Kloss Original Etching, 1981 - "Old Pinon Tree"
By Gene Kloss
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Berkeley. She also studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco where she began etching
Paper
$2,000
H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.08 in
Gene Kloss Original Pencil Signed Etching. Navajo Canyon Cliffs
By Gene Kloss
Located in Phoenix, AZ
studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco where she began etching in 1927. In 1925
Drypoint
$956Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 30 in D 1 in
Vintage Surrealism -- Alienation Ave X Special At The Five & Dime
By Herbert Holden
Located in Soquel, CA
by San Francisco artist Herbert Holden (American, 20th Century). 1983. Part of his Alienation Ave
Aquatint, Archival Paper, Etching
$350
H 29.9 in W 22 in
Cesar Luengo Spanish Artist 1995 Original Hand Signed engraving architecture
Located in Miami, FL
César Luengo (Spain, 1948) 'Parque de San Francisco', 1995 etching, aquatint on paper Michel 250 g
Paper, Screen, Etching, Aquatint
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 15 in D 0.07 in
Old Houses, Milbank Grosvenor Road London 1906
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Soquel, CA
Coast to San Francisco where he created numerous etchings of San Francisco from Chinatown to the Cliff
Handmade Paper, Etching
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20 in D 1 in
Pair of Mid Century Blocking Portrait Study, Mid Century Portrait of a Woman
By Gordon Cook
Located in Soquel, CA
etchings portrayed mainly San Francisco landscapes such as the Golden Gate Park, Diamond Heights, and Lake
Canvas, Oil
Ecce Homo VII
By Werner Drewes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Montevideo (1924), oils and etchings in Buenos Aires and St. Louis (1925), and (3) etchings in San Francisco
Woodcut
$1,300
H 19.25 in W 17 in
"Don't Wine, " Original Surreal Serigraph by Paula Schuette Kraemer & Bill Weege
By Paula Schuette Kraemer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Point Press Etching Workshop- San Francisco, California, 2007 EXHIBITIONS Beloit and Vicinity Show
Mixed Media
Indigo San Francisco City Detail 1970 Photo-Etching
By Barbara Lewis
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1970 photo-etching on paper abstracted cityscape is by Chicago-based painter, photographer
Paper, Etching, Photogram
San Francisco.
By Charles Meryon
Located in PARIS, FR
unexpected success...” "So, this etching of San Francisco represents a year's work by one of the greatest
Copper, Steel
Melrose, Market, from Los Francisco San Angeles
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Melrose, Market, from Los Francisco San Angeles, 2001 Soft ground etching Image: 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Etching
Geary, Wilshire, from Los Francisco San Angeles
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Geary, Wilshire, from Los Francisco San Angeles, 2001 Soft ground etching Image: 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Etching
La Brea, Powell, from Los Francisco San Angeles
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
La Brea, Powell, from Los Francisco San Angeles, 2001 Soft ground etching Image: 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Etching
In the Heart of San Francisco's Art Colony
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
character into city scenes, as evidenced by her engaging etching “In the Heart of San Francisco’s Art Colony
Paper, Etching
Sold
H 28.75 in W 21.66 in
Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco - Original etching handpainted & signed #UNIQUE
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador DALI San Francisco : Golden Gate Bridge (c. 1970) Original etching Enterely
Watercolor, Etching
Sold
H 20.75 in W 20.75 in D 0.75 in
Max Pollak San Francisco Colored Etching Aquatint Golden Gate Bridge Signed 1944
By Max Pollak
Located in Portland, OR
Etching & color aquatint of San Francisco, The Golden Gate Bridge, by Max Pollak (1886 - 1970
Aquatint
Sold
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Gradient Monoprint Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Santa Fe, New Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
Sold
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Gradient Monoprint Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Santa Fe, New Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
Sold
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Red Purple Gradient Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000-2002 The New York
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
Sold
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Gradient Yellow Gold Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000-2002 The New York
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
Sold
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Color Field Red Purple Gradient Aquatint Etching California Minimalism
By Joe Novak
Located in Surfside, FL
, Santa Fe, New Mexico Education Crown Point Press, San Francisco, California, Etching workshops, 2000
Color, Etching, Aquatint, Monoprint
Sold
H 11.82 in W 7.5 in
The Woolworth Building — early 20th-Century New York City
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Francisco, where he created numerous etchings of the city. While in San Francisco, he was influential in the
Etching
San Francisco
By Josef Eidenberger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Francisco" is an color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger
Etching
San Francisco
By Charles Meryon
Located in Plano, TX
San Francisco. 1855-56. Etching on steel, based upon photographs. Delteil-Wright catalog 73
Etching
San Francisco Suite
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: San Francisco Suite MEDIUM: 5 Etchings SIGNED: Each piece is Hand
Etching
Heart of San Francisco
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Anton Schutz's iconic, elevated view of downtown San Francisco in the late 1920s. A superb, richly
Etching
Russian Hill, San Francisco
By Augusta Payne Briggs Rathbone
Located in Fairlawn, OH
image is in the collection of the Fine Art Museum of San Francisco (1964.141). This impression is
Etching, Aquatint
“Flower Stand, San Francisco”
By Harriet Gene Roudebush
Located in Southampton, NY
Original drypoint etching on archival paper of a flower stand in the 1930’s in San Francisco
Archival Paper, Etching
Coit Tower San Francisco
By Edith (Mark) Milsk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Coit Tower San Francisco" is an original etching on creme wove paper by
Etching
Washington Street, San Francisco
By Edith (Mark) Milsk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Washington Street, San Francisco" is an original etching on creme wove paper
Etching
St Peter Paul Church, San Francisco
By Edith (Mark) Milsk
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "St Peter Paul Church, San Francisco" is an original etching on creme wove
Etching
Sold
H 17.5 in W 15 in
'Drilling Rig', Oil Platform, Boston, Quebec, San Francisco Bay Area, Derrick
By John Collette
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
coastal towns. A year later, they embarked on the first of many six-week road-trips to San Francisco and
Etching, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Aquatint
Collage Etching
By Fran Herndon
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract etching, rich in visual texture, titled "Collage Etching" by San Francisco artist Fran
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching
Sold
H 20.48 in W 14.57 in D 0.4 in
Salvador Dali - Golden Gate Bridge - Original Handsigned Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Original Framed Handsigned Etching Title: San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge
Etching
Sold
H 34 in W 26 in D 0.25 in
Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching - "Under the Overpass"
Located in Soquel, CA
graduate student in etching at San Francisco Art Institute. In the 1980s, van Staveren owned and operated
Etching, Laid Paper
Sold
H 34 in W 26 in D 0.25 in
Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching on Paper - "The Overpass"
Located in Soquel, CA
University of California at Davis and a graduate student in etching at San Francisco Art Institute. In the
Paper, Etching
Sold
H 33 in W 26 in D 0.25 in
"El Paso" Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
artist with a BFA from the University of California at Davis and a graduate student in etching at San
Etching, Laid Paper
Gene Kloss Etching, 1982 - "Pueblo Dancer"
By Gene Kloss
Located in Phoenix, AZ
also studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco where she began etching in 1927
Paper
Sold
H 18 in W 21 in D 1 in
Luigi Kasimir Estate Signed "SF Bay From Coit Tower" Etching c.1930s/1960s
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
Luigi Kasimir Estate Signed "San Francisco Bay From Coit Tower" Etching c.1930s/1960s Plate
Etching
Sold
H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.08 in
Gene Kloss Original Pencil Signed Etching. Adobe House and Taos Mountain
By Gene Kloss
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Berkeley. She also studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco where she began etching
Aquatint
Passages
By Stephen McMillan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Reflections in water at the Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Etching, Aquatint
To a Wedding in North House
By Gene Kloss
Located in Missouri, MO
in the 20s and 30s with several one-woman shows of paintings and etchings in San Francisco and
Drypoint, Etching
Sold
H 13.25 in W 11.25 in D 0.5 in
A Peacock Fan Celebration New York City Chinatown 1903 Original Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
. The years 1932-46 were again spent in San Francisco. Her oils, watercolors, etchings, and colored
Laid Paper, Lithograph
Sold
H 24 in W 19 in
Bauhaus Abstract Color Woodcut Mechanical Ballet Woodblock Print
By Werner Drewes
Located in Surfside, FL
. Louis, Missouri 1926 Solo exhibition, etchings, Gump’s, San Francisco, California 1928 Solo exhibition
Color, Woodcut
Ecce Homo Plate X
By Werner Drewes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Montevideo (1924), oils and etchings in Buenos Aires and St. Louis (1925), and (3) etchings in San Francisco
Woodcut
Forest or Blue Forest
By Werner Drewes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
), and (3) etchings in San Francisco (1926). He paid his way by the sales these exhibits produced and by
Woodcut
Los Francisco San Angeles (Vine/Grant)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 45 Signed and numbered in pencil $5,000 and under
Etching
Los Francisco San Angeles (Melrose/Market)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 45 Signed and numbered in pencil $5,000 and under
Etching
Los Francisco San Angeles (Webster/Filmore)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 45 Signed and numbered in pencil
Etching
Los Francisco San Angeles (Colombus/Sunset)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 45 Signed and numbered in pencil
Etching
Los Francisco San Angeles (Geary/Wilshire)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 45 Signed and numbered in pencil $5,000 and under
Etching
Columbus, Sunset, from Los Francisco San Angeles
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Columbus, Sunset, from Los Francisco San Angeles, 2001 Soft ground etching Image: 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Etching
Wilshire, Grant, from Los Francisco San Angeles
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wilshire, Grant, from Los Francisco San Angeles, 2001 Soft ground etching Image: 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Etching
Beverly/O'Farrell..., from Los Francisco San Angeles
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ed RUSCHA (b. 1937) Beverly/O'Farrell..., from Los Francisco San Angeles, 2001 Softground etching
Notre-Dame Cathedral from the Seine
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on cream wove paper, 7 x 8 3/4 inches (177 x 223 mm); sheet 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (267 x 300 mm), full margins. Signed V. E. Chapel and numbered 62/250 in penc...
Drypoint, Etching
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$1,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Coastal Sunset Beach Scene Pointillist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted sunset coastal beach scene. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H by 24"L.
Canvas, Oil
Manhattan Mountains
By Lawrence Wilbur
Located in Plano, TX
Manhattan Mountains. 1938. Etching and drypoint. 14 3/4 x 12 3/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 14 3/4). Artist proof, previous to the edition of 40. An atmospheric impression printed on buff-color...
Drypoint, Etching
Stoops in Snow
By Martin Lewis
Located in Plano, TX
Stoops in Snow. 1930. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. McCarron catalog 89.state ii. 9 x 14 7/8 (sheet 13 1/4 x 18 7/16 ). Edition 115 recorded impressions. Illustrated: Cortissoz, C...
Drypoint, Etching
Night Shadows
By Edward Hopper
Located in Plano, TX
Night Shadows. 1921. Etching. Levin 82. 7 x 8 3/8 (sheet 10 x 13 7 1/16).s Series: Six American Etchings: The New Republic Portfolio, 1924. Edition approximately 500-600. Illustrate...
Etching
$5,500
H 28 in W 22 in
"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"6th Avenue El" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Cityscape Modern Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) 6th Avenue Elevated 19 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Watercolor on paper Signed an...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.38 in W 16.82 in
'Brooklyn Bridge' — Iconic New York City Landmark
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Luigi Kasimir, 'Brooklyn Bridge', color etching with aquatint, 1927, edition 100. Signed in pencil. A superb impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, cream wove paper; with margins...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,298,000
H 25 in W 23.5 in D 9.25 in
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
The Magnificent Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor: A Majestic Exploration of a Timeless Masterpiece from the Exposition Universelle of 1878. The Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor, (Tant...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Billingsgate
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching printed in dark brownish black ink on cream laid paper, 6 x 8 7/8 inches (152 x 226 mm); full margins. Extremely minor and unobtrusive band of toning along the top sheet edg...
Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.82 in W 8.5 in D 0.5 in
Querelle d'amoureux. (Quarreling). 1
By James Tissot
Located in Plano, TX
En plein soleil. (In the Sunlight). 1881. Etching and drypoint. Tissot 54, Béraldi 45, Wentworth 54. 7 13/16 x 11 1/2 (sheet 11 1/4 x 15). Edition about 100. Mat line and two hinge s...
Drypoint, Etching
$17,000
H 8.94 in W 11.82 in
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Soaring New York', aquatint, soft-ground etching, roulette, 1931-32, edition 25, Duffy 165. Signed, dated, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked, atmosp...
Etching, Aquatint
THE THAW
By William Seltzer Rice
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM SELTZER RICE (1873 - 1963) THE THAW c 1915-20 Color woodcut, signed and titled in pencil. Image 8 7/8 x 12 inches, sheet 10 3/4 x 14 3/8 inches. On textured fibrous paper. V...
Color, Woodcut
$1,344Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
Bowling on the Green (from the Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington)
By Childe Hassam
Located in Soquel, CA
Bowling on the Green (from the Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington) 'Bowling on the Green', by printmaker Frederick Childe Hassam, depicts George Washington and friends lawn b...
Ink, Etching, Laid Paper
$1,800,000
H 27 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...
Canvas, Oil
$8,500
H 12 in W 14 in D 1.25 in
"The Lake & Plaza Hotel New York" Impressionist Oil Painting in Central Park
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City scenes. Here we find a The Plaza hotel and the Manhattan buildings depicted in the far background with p...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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