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Lizard and Woman with Child

1989
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lizard and Woman with Child
  • Artist: Adolfo Riestra (Mexican, Tepic 1944–1989 Mexico City)
  • Date: 1989
  • Medium: Graphite, pen and black ink, and gouache on paper
  • Dimensions: 19 3/4 × 27 5/8 in. (50.2 × 70.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1990
  • Object Number: 1990.26.2
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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