Nile Landscape

Pierre Lesieur French

1985

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Title: Nile Landscape
Artist: Pierre Lesieur (French, Paris 1922–2011)
Date: 1985
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 12 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (32.5 × 25 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1985
Object Number: 1985.340.1
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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