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An abstract painting featuring fragmented, interlocking figures in grey, green, yellow, white, and red, outlined in black.
Seated Figures
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Seated Figures

Artist Krishna Shamrao Kulkarni (Indian, 1916 - 1994)
Datemid 20th century
Place of originIndia, Asia
MediumChalk on paper
DimensionsImage: 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm)
matted: 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Needham
Object number1987.1.36
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Visual DescriptionAn abstract painting featuring fragmented, interlocking figures in grey, green, yellow, white, and red, outlined in black.
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