Josephine Baker

Paul Colin French

ca. 1925

Not on view

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Title: Josephine Baker
Artist: Paul Colin (French, Nancy 1892–1985 Nogent-sur-Marne)
Date: ca. 1925
Medium: Brush and black wash with white gouache over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (29.2 x 23.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012
Object Number: 2012.150.19
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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