Ragazza dormiente

Felice Casorati

1946

  • Titles Ragazza dormiente (Proper)@Casorati dieci litografie (Numerus, Mensura, Pondus) (Portfolio)
  • Artist Felice Casorati, Italian, 1883 - 1963
  • Medium lithograph
  • Dimensions sheet: 19 13/16 × 13 13/16 in. (50.3 × 35.1 cm) image: 13 3/4 × 9 15/16 in. (34.9 × 25.2 cm) mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. David Roberts III, 1958.78
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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