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A sketch of a crouching figure with dark hair, embracing a smaller figure.
Affection
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Affection

Artist Sunil Madhav Sen (Indian, 1910 - 1979)
Date1953
Place of originIndia, Asia
MediumPigment on paper
Dimensions19 3/4 x 15 9/16 in. (50.2 x 39.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Needham
Object number1987.1.45
Collections
Visual DescriptionA sketch of a crouching figure with dark hair, embracing a smaller figure.
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