Katia Is Dead

George Biddle

1930

  • Titles Katia Is Dead (Proper)
  • Artist George Biddle, American, 1885 - 1973
  • Medium lithograph
  • Dimensions sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 7/16 in. (40.2 × 29.1 cm) image: 9 7/16 × 6 13/16 in. (24 × 17.3 cm) mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of the artist, 1963.56
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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