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The Sheik, 1958 (oil on canvas)

The Sheik, 1958 (oil on canvas)
20th century
North America
America (continent)
1950s
art
white
colour
USA
Expressionism
art movement
imagination
black
shadow
painting
one person
20th century
North America
America (continent)
1950s
art
white
colour
USA
Expressionism
art movement
imagination
black
shadow
painting
one person
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The Sheik, 1958 (oil on canvas)

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Gechtoff, Sonia (b.1926) / American

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), CA, USA

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oil on canvas

Date

1958 AD (C20th AD)

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176.21x173.36 cms

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Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith

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