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Vietnamese Head

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Acrylic on linen
Rights: rightsAndReproduction
Modern and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Dan Miller in loving memory of the artist 2016
Title: Vietnamese Head
Description:
Acrylic on linen.

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