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Background
(Hintergrund)
 1928

Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
lithograph
Measurements
17.5 × 26.5 × 0.8cm (folder); 17.0 × 29.9cm (sheets)
Place/s of Execution
Berlin, Germany
Accession Number
2024.1022.1-17
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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