Three sheets of paper illustrating surreal imagery with a large coiled form in the left section; a boat amid a sea of waves in the central section; and a winged figure and several handled vases in the right section.

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Artist Francesco Clemente

Date1986

MediumLithograph, on three sheets of Japon paper

DimensionsFrame: 34 1/4 in. × 7 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 2 in. (87 × 219.7 × 5.1 cm)
Sight: 26 3/4 in. × 6 ft. 6 1/4 in. (67.9 × 198.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Earl and Christy Powell

Object number2021.18.5

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Visual DescriptionThree sheets of paper illustrating surreal imagery with a large coiled form in the left section; a boat amid a sea of waves in the central section; and a winged figure and several handled vases in the right section.

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Three sheets of paper illustrating surreal imagery with human figures and animals (birds, crab, monkey, and other animals) in the left section; a sea of waves in the central section; and large swirl patterns in the right section.

Untitled A

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