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Untitled "Cave"

Artist Elaine de Kooning (American, 1918 - 1989)
Date1986
MediumWatercolor and pastel on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 x 20 inches (35.56 x 50.8 cm)
Framed: 20 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches (52.71 x 67.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lawrence L. DiCarlo
Object number2007.20.2
Signedb.r. corner (in blue paint): "EdeK"
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DescriptionDepiction of images of twelve animals such as horses, antepole, deer, and buffalo rendered in a sketchy and random manner over a background of loosely painted patches of color. At the center right, a buffalo is drawn in pastel over an area of blue paint.
Copyright© Estate of Elaine de Kooning
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