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Eugene Berman Costume Design Gouache Annabella from "Tis a Pity She's a Whore"
Located in Sharon, CT
Gouache on paper costume design for Annabella, for the John Ford play: "Tis a Pity She's a Whore" by Eugene Berman signed with the cypher (E.B.), dated 1942 and annotated. Pencil ske...
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American Elizabethan Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Padre" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
By Diego Rivera, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1950. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings
1950s Pair of Abstracted Still Lifes by Emil Weddige
By Emil Weddige
Located in New York, NY
From 1957 comes this fabulous pair of abstracted still lifes by listed artist Emil Weddige. Striking Mid-Century art at its best. One is a drawing (top -- black and white with ochre...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Ink, Watercolor
1930s Pencil Drawing of Female Nude by Sir Jacob Epstein
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sir Jacob Epstein figurative pencil drawing circa early 1930s, with provenance available. There is a drawing on the front and back of the same piece of paper and thus the buyer is ge...
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English Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Male Nude, " Early and Fine Drawing by William Baziotes at National Academy
By William Baziotes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although William Baziotes is justifiably famous for his Surrealist and Biomorphic paintings later in his career, his extraordinary talent is evident in his early works as well. This ...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Eugene Berman Collage in Original Frame
Located in New York, NY
This haunting image by Eugene Berman was painted on a sheet of paper cut in the shape of a heart, mounted to a paint-speckled ground, encircled with metal shavings, and placed in a frame of the artist’s own devising. Berman wrote the title, Radiograph of a Heart, on the back. It refers to the medical X-rays that doctors had recently come to rely on. Yet Berman’s point seems to be that while a heart can be monitored scientifically, the emotions associated with it lie beyond the power of medical science.
Russian by birth, Berman fled St. Petersburg during the Revolution and settled in Paris. Later, as a Jew, he fled the Nazi advance and took refuge in New York and Hollywood. His peace of mind, however, was shattered by the suicide of his wife, actress Una Munson (who played Belle Watling in Gone With the Wind). That distressing event — “Don’t follow me” she admonished in her suicide note...
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French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disn...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Framed Surrealistic Drawing by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, 1936-)
Title:Le Tombeau D'Hemingway
Year: 1963
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper:
Size: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 plus 3 inch frame
Mark: upper lef...
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Mexican Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1930s Artist's Portfolio Charcoal Drawing of a Standing Nude Female
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful charcoal drawing, one of a pair. Model is facing to her right. Custom matted and framed in a contemporary silver-leaf frame with glass.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Drawing by Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Drawing on paper by Paul Wonner and William T. Brown. Titled 'Welcome to San Francisco'. Drawing is not framed.
NOTE: We have another drawing by both of these artists titled 'Farew...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and eloquent, this drawing by Raoul Pene du Bois showcases his mastery of the human figure, expressed with his usual Mannerist approach -- all elongated limbs and stylized p...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Mid-Century Abstract Painting by California Artist Robert Gilberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-20th century abstract painting by San Francisco Bay Area artist Robert Gilberg (b.1911-d.1970). Ink and gouache on paper, framed behind glass. Signed and dated 1961.
Born in Oakland, CA on April 25, 1911. Gilberg studied at the Oakland Art Center in the 1930s. Following service in the Army during WWII, he settled in Nevada City...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully composed and subtly colored in hues of pale, pale blue and rusty red, this frieze-like composition features two female figures in Classical Greek robes...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
A Robert Freiman Gouache on Paper "Cathedrale" 1961
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting gouache on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1961.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Signed and Dated Pencil Drawing of Three Horses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing drawing of three horses galloping. This painting is signed "Chub 59' ". This drawing has a custom-made black painted frame.
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Gods in the Sky, " Tour de Force, High-Style Art Deco Ink Drawing with Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This virtuosic pen-and-ink drawing shows several gods cavorting with wild-maned horses in an Art Deco galaxy. All the figures are perfectly stylized as if parading across a classical...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
20th Century Oil on Board French Mountain Landscape Signed Painting, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Oil painting on board from 20th century. French painting signed lower right, for antique dealers and collectors. Work depicting a mountain landscape of great charm and good pictorial...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood
Framed Drawing by Mexican Artist José Luis Cuevas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ink and watercolor on Paper by José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, b.1934). Featuring characters from a story line inscribed lower left as the following (see ...
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Mexican Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
French Academic Drawing, circa 1945-50
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a large mid-century French Academic drawing by J. L. Clemenceau (listed artist) that dates to circa 1945-50. The drawing was removed f...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Marcel Delmotte "Nude Couché", Drawing Signed M. Delmotte and Dated
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte (1901-1984) "Nude Couché", drawing signed M. Delmotte and dated 1937.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
EH Shepard Vintage Original 1936 Drawing on Paper for Punch Magazine
Located in Jersey, GB
- Satirical illustration from EH Shepard for a 1936 edition of Punch magazine
- Original artwork signed by the Winnie the Pooh artist
- Originates fro...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Devil and Nude, " Large, Important Drawing by Harlem Renaissance Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary and rare drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance, this depiction of a devil figure whis...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Pair of Circus Medrano Chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
Cirque Medrano chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier. André Legrand-Chabrier (1876-1945) was a French novelist, journalist, illustrator and chron...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
Ernest Wagner Japanese Landscape Scene Gouache 1949
By Ernest Wagner
Located in Encino, CA
Ernest Wagner
Gouache on paper depicting a Japanese scene, dated 1949-1950 and wears the artist's stamp on the back.
H.20" x W.18"1/2 ( drawing ) - H.22"1/2 x W.18"1/2 ( sheet )....
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Space Forms" Pastel Artwork
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"SPACE FORMS", 1952 No. 3, pastel on paper with white frame (red, black, orange), by MICHAEL LOEW, (American 1907-1985), signed and dated '52 in pencil lower right
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
"Nude Shepherdess, " Art Deco Drawing in Style of Rockwell Kent, Sculpted Frame
By Phil Rhynders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic scene depicts two figures: a half-nude woman with staff and wide-brimmed hat -- a modern, adult version of a shepherdess -- along with a reclining male figure. Both fig...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Jean Hans Arp, Pencil Drawing
By Jean Arp
Located in Paris, FR
Pencil drawing on paper.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Under the Tree, " Striking Mid-Century Scene by Heitland for Liberty Magazine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking and bold example of illustration art, this scene of a young man in a bathing suit conversing with an elegant woman in her car coat, was drawn by Wilmot Heitland for Libert...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
"Nudes in Cubist Landscape, " Drawing by Glidden Parker, Founder, Glidden Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of 1930s drawing showing the influence of Cubism and Art Deco design, this depiction of a nude couple standing in a landscape with fractured hills and clouds was created by Glidden Parker, most famous for his influence on modern ceramics and home design. Parker's stripped-down, geometric forms for tableware and decorative ware became widely popular in the 1940s and 1950s, and his earliest pieces sometimes have Art Deco decorative motifs. This drawing precedes the establishment of Glidden Pottery...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
1930s Christopher Henry Herbert Catlin Pastel
By Christopher Herbert Henry Catlin
Located in Garnerville, NY
Signed lower left, C Catlin. Oil crayon (pastel) on paper, circa 1930. The artist has depicted a working class crowd in pronounced profile.
Framing treatment consists of simple gi...
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Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Crayon
'Nu alangui' 1944 Drawing by Marcel Gromaire
Located in Paris, FR
Drawing by Marcel Gromaire (1892 - 1971). Ink drawing signed 'Gromaire 1944' on the bottom right.
Dimensions with frame: 48cm x 41cm.
Dimension of the visible drawing: 33cm x 25cm.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Painting By H.Stephany / Ruhlmann, circa 1930
By Henri Stephany
Located in Encino, CA
Henri Stephany (1880-1934) was an artist that frequently collaborated with Jacques Emile Ruhlmann.
Title: "Geometrical Figures", circa 1930
Gouache on...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1956 'Femme nue à mi-corps' Drawing by Marcel Gromaire
Located in Paris, FR
Drawing by Marcel Gromaire (1892 - 1971). Ink drawing signed and dated 'Gromaire 1956' on the bottom left.
Dimensions with frame: 40cm x 49cm.
Dimensions of the visible drawing: ...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1950s Abstract Figural Portrait by Josef Presser
Located in New York, NY
Bright, vivid and quite fabulous abstract by Polish American artist Josef Presser (1909-1967), circa 1950s. Known for his figural work this is a beautifully executed portrait of two ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood
Signed Ink Drawing by Henry de Waroquier, France 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Niobe Greek mythology theme
signed,
1938
framed (1 chip off on frame finish).
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his WPA and World's Fair murals, this drawing is a rare example of Dunbar Beck's foray into Surrealism. His depiction of a nude male facing a Totem pole with one arm o...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Always a master draftsman, this lovely drawing by Dunbar Beck demonstrates his mastery of the human figure, with antecedents in Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The drapery ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Leif Rydeng, Well Listed Danish Artist, Two Bird Studies
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Leif Rydeng: b. Elsinore 1913 d. 1975. Well listed Danish artist.
Two bird studies.
Signed. Leif Rydeng 61.
Watercolors on Japan paper.
Measur...
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Danish Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
"Purification, " Art Deco Portrayal of Chemist for Water Treatment Plant
By Robert McGill Mackall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Purification" is a rare artist's working print, which served as the basis for a mural or bas-relief sculpture for a building in the 1930s, probably a water treatment building in the...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
"The Temple of Dendur" Painting by Eugene Berman
Located in New York, NY
Pen, ink and gouache on paper, painting "The Temple of Dendur' by Eugene Berman. Signed and dated, 1964.
Framed size is 28.25 x 22.25.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Gouache
"Man's Portrait, Three Quarters View, " Powerful Drawing by Leon Kroll
By Leon Kroll 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This strong and compelling portrait of a young man with chiselled features was drawn by Leon Kroll, WPA muralist and accomplished painter who normally favoured female subjects. Kroll studied under John...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
French 1940's Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 40's Gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Sir Norman Hartnell, A Mid-20th Century Fashion Illustration
Located in London, GB
A mid-1960s fashion illustration: Sir Norman Hartnell (1901-1979), H.M. Queen Elizabeth's Couturier.
Drawn in-house by Betty Jones who worked as a fashion illustrator for Norman ...
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English Mid-20th Century Drawings
Marcel Delmotte, Drawing, Signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte (1901-1984) , drawing , signed
Measures: 31 x 23 cm
and 46 x 38 cm.
Category
Belgian Baroque Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
William Russell Flint
Located in Houston, TX
William Russell Flint was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolour paintings of women. He also worked in oils, tempera and printmaking. He was b...
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Scottish Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Pencil Drawing of Silent Film Icon Rudolph Valentino by Paul Pappakustas
By Paul Pappakustas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rudolph Valentino the first "heart throb" of the silent film era of Hollywood. With his dark, swarthy looks and mysterious, bedroom eyes he made the ladies...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Harry Bertoia Monoprint
Located in New York, NY
Large mono-print by Harry Bertoia, initialed and numbered 1857 on rice paper set mounted in oiled walnut frame. From the Bertoia Family collection. A beautiful rendering of his sculp...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Blue Print of Repubblica Veneto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue print of the republic Veneto .Combinated art techniques on canvas and Pergament paper.
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
French Drawing in Pen and Gouache by André Arbus, Paris, 1938
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
Gouache and pen work by André Arbus (1903-1969). Signed Andre Arbus.
Origin: Drawing of dining table by Andre Arbus for the apartment of Mme Pedersen, Paris, 1938.
Literature:...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Carl Sammons '1883-1968'
By Carl Sammons
Located in Houston, TX
Considered one of the early "California Impressionists," Carl Sammons is known for plein air landscapes that featured the flowering plants native to the coasts, mountains, ...
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American Art Deco Mid-20th Century Drawings
"Battle of the Gods, " Mural Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of drama and a tour de force of figurative drawing heavily influenced by Renaissance masters, this piece was made by Dunbar Beck in preparation for a large mural painting...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"American Indian Dance, " Art Deco Drawing by Jean Target, 1930s
By Jean Target
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Evidence of Western Europe's fascination with Native American culture, dress and way of life for over a century, this vivid drawing uses watercolor, gouache and crayon to capture a g...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Warren McArthur Aircraft Seating Proposal Drawing, 1941
Located in Camden, ME
Warren McArthur rare original pencil proposal sketch (SK 1749) for an aircraft passenger seat for the Lockheed Corporation.
This proposal was accepted and the seat was manufactured...
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American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Autumn in Lexington, " Color-Drenched Drawing for "Four Seasons" Mural
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly atmospheric and drenched in lovely color, this drawing showing farmers piling pumpkins and men walking off to the hunt, set off by the purple hills behind, was made by Aiden L...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
"Nude Pan Figure with Pipe, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Mythological Drawing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artists in both America and Europe were fascinated with mythological scenes and ancient tales in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and increasingly gave their gods, goddesses and other figures a powerful physicality and sensuality. This drawing by the Belgian artist, Paul Daxhelet, is a stunning example. Here he depicts a nude male Pan figure...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Western Theme Pastel Drawing Signed WJ Madcher '42
By Wj Madcher
Located in Ferndale, MI
Western Theme Pastel Drawing Signed WJ Madcher '42
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Earl Norem Painting
By Earl Norem
Located in Houston, TX
"The Cop Who Raided Mexico."
As an American artist primarily known for his covers for men's - adventure magazine published by Martin Goodman's Magazine Management Company and for Go...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Takashi Matsutani Vintage Japanese Etching Titled "La Propagation" Framed
By Takashi Matsutani
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing Japanese artist Takashi Matsutani born in Osaka, Japan and now Paris based at the age of 73 has been recognized worldwide. He was recognized in Art in America May 2010 a...
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Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper, Wood
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