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Study for Backs (Man and Woman)

(Spanish, born in 1936)
1963
Medium/TechniqueCharcoal and graphite with stumping on beige wove paper, squared in red chalk, laid down on light brown wove paper, bottom corners made up
DimensionsSight: 26.7 x 19.1 cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Framed: 45.7 x 38.4 cm (18 x 15 1/8 in.)
Credit LineMelvin Blake and Frank Purnell Collection
Accession number2003.13
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsIn graphite, bottom right edge: Antonio Lopez 1963
ProvenanceMelvin N. Blake (1927–1999) and Frank M. Purnell (1930–1994), New York; 2003, gift of the estate of Melvin Blake to the MFA. (Accession Date: 22 January 2003)
Copyright© 2022 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid
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