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An abstract painting composed of intersecting black, grey, and dark blue shapes. A tan block containing a dark circle sits on the right.
Sagittarius
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Sagittarius

Artist Jose Ignacio Bermudez (Cuban, 1922 - 1998)
Date1958
MediumCollage
Dimensionssight: 19 x 24 3/4 in. (48.3 x 62.9 cm)
ClassificationsCollages
Credit LineGift of Leslie Judd Ahlander
Object number1992.13.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionAn abstract painting composed of intersecting black, grey, and dark blue shapes. A tan block containing a dark circle sits on the right.








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