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A print with a fine-lined sketched portrait of a forward-facing person with a neutral expression. The face and neck are rendered with dense, cross-hatched shading emphasizing the eyes, while the hair and shoulders are only faintly outlined.
Cassandra
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Cassandra

Artist Jiri Anderle (Czech, born 1936)
Date1984
MediumSoft ground, drypoint
Dimensions7 x 6 3/4 in. (17.8 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.47
Collections
Visual DescriptionA print with a fine-lined sketched portrait of a forward-facing person with a neutral expression. The face and neck are rendered with dense, cross-hatched shading emphasizing the eyes, while the hair and shoulders are only faintly outlined.

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