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What you see is what it is
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What you see is what it is

Date2022
MediumWatercolor, ink, and acrylic gouache on panel
DimensionsOverall: 48 1/16 × 67 5/16 in. (122 × 171 cm.)
Each: 48 × 22 1/2 in. (121.9 × 57.2 cm.)
Framed: 50 × 72 in. (127 × 182.9 cm.)
Credit LineArt Fund established with exchange funds from gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Berman, Equitable Bank, N.A., Geoffrey Gates, Sandra O. Moose, National Endowment for the Arts, Lawrence Rubin, Philip M. Stern, and Alan J. Zakon
Object number2022.57
ON VIEW Contemporary Wing Second Floor, Gallery 12
Last Updated3/8/24
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