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Three parties in the convention: the mountain, the plain, the ravine

Ian Hamilton FINLAY
Three parties in the convention: the mountain, the plain, the ravine
 1987
from Revolutionary pursuits 1987

Medium
lithograph printed in green ink

Measurements
11.0 × 13.5 cm (comp.) 16.0 × 18.5 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Grazia Gunn through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
© By courtesy of the Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Printing/Publishing
published by Fondation Cartier

Inscription
printed: Three Parties / in The Convention: / The Mountain, The Plain, / The Ravine. / Ian Hamilton Finlay "Revolutionary Pursuits" Fondation Cartier 1987

Accession Number
2010.177.4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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