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A dark print centered on light paper, depicting a nude torso with an arm raised across the chest. Faint, pale decorative elements resembling stylized, stacked columns and an ornate curved top piece frame the central image.
Dendeniare
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Dendeniare

Artist David Bumbeck (American, born 1940)
Dateundated
MediumColor etching
Dimensionssheet: 13 7/8 x 12 in. (35.2 x 30.5 cm)
image: 7 13/16 x 6 5/16 in. (19.8 x 16 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.6
Collections
Visual DescriptionA dark print centered on light paper, depicting a nude torso with an arm raised across the chest. Faint, pale decorative elements resembling stylized, stacked columns and an ornate curved top piece frame the central image.
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