Men Carrying Torches

Jean Lurçat French

1941

Not on view

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Title: Men Carrying Torches
Artist: Jean Lurçat (French, Bruyères 1892–1966 Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
Date: 1941
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: 6 1/8 × 14 1/2 in. (15.6 × 36.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.64
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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