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Black Butterfly

Artist Eugene A. Bavinger (American, 1919 - 1997)
Date1959
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 61 7/8 × 76 1/8 inches (157.16 × 193.36 cm)
Credit LineHallmark Purchase Award - 10th Mid-America Annual Exhibition - Nelson Gallery Foundation
Object numberF60-28
Signedl.r.: "Bavinger 59"
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionLarge squares of black, light and dark brown, light and dark grey, pale green randomly distributed top left and right; lightest sections, center, and lower left quadrant.
Copyright© Estate of Eugene A. Bavinger
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