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Woman Combing Her Hair
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Pastel on light green wove paper now discolored to warm gray affixed to original pulpboard mount
Rights: Public Domain
European Paintings, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nate B. Spingold 1956
Title: Woman Combing Her Hair
Description:
Pastel on light green wove paper now discolored to warm gray affixed to original pulpboard mount.
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