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[Preliminary sketch for "The Circus of Dr. Lao"]
Artist
Boris Artzybasheff
(American, born Ukraine under the Russian Empire, 1899 - 1965)
Datecirca 1935
ClassificationsDrawing
MediumPencil and ink
DimensionsObject: 4 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (11.4 × 7.3 cm)
Sheet: 5 × 3 5/8 in. (12.7 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineLibrary Trade
Object number1984.684
Boris Artzybasheff
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Boris Artzybasheff
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