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The Reader2021

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Vertical painting in near-total blacks and dark grays, showing a faint chain of oval links, draped fabric, and indistinct forms within a large oval vignette
Artist or Maker

German, 1970-2022
Title
The Reader
Date Made
2021
Medium
Watercolor on canvas
Dimensions
39 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (100.33 × 74.93 × 2.64 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased through Contemporary@LACMA
Accession Number
M.2024.70
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
© Estate of Silke Otto-Knapp

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