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Flying bird, leaves and branches scattered across image, transparent light blue lines and geometric shapes cover the surface.
Peredellino
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Peredellino

Artist Jimmy Ernst (American, 1920 - 1984)
Date1982
MediumColor lithograph on paper
Dimensions24 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (61.9 x 75.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dallas Ernst
Object number1998.6.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionFlying bird, leaves and branches scattered across image, transparent light blue lines and geometric shapes cover the surface.
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