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A young man in profile facing right before a window through which we see stars and the moon, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925).

Miguel Alba Mexican
ca. 1924
Not on view
See comment for 29.101.19.

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Object Information
  • Title: A young man in profile facing right before a window through which we see stars and the moon, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925).
  • Artist: Miguel Alba (Mexican, active 1920s)
  • Date: ca. 1924
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 11/16 × 8 15/16 in. (29.7 × 22.7 cm)
    Image: 5 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (13 × 12.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.101.19(24)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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