Primitive Man

Victor Brauner Romanian

1944

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Title: Primitive Man
Artist: Victor Brauner (Romanian, Piatra Neamt 1903–1966 Paris)
Date: 1944
Medium: Encaustic and graphite on paper, mounted on canvas on a stretcher
Dimensions: 26 in. × 20 1/4 in. (66 × 51.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Halpern, 1980
Object Number: 1980.480
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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