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Drawing

ca. 1927
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Drawing
  • Artist: Eileen Gray (Irish, Enniscorthy 1879–1976 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1927
  • Medium: Cut and pasted fabric and cardboard on black painted paper
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Inc. Gift, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.278.1
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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