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Hand colored etching with tree, buildings, two figures, ocean, ship and shipwreck
Appollinaire
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Appollinaire

Artist Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904 - 1989)
Dateundated
MediumHand colored etching on paper
Dimensionsimage: 12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (31.8 x 23.8 cm)
sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 in. (38.7 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Hyman J. Roberts, M.D. and the Honorable Carol A. Roberts
Object number1988.6.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionHand colored etching with tree, buildings, two figures, ocean, ship and shipwreck
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