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Leopard Seeking Its Shadow [working proof 11]

1998

Nathan Oliveira

Artist, American, 1928 - 2010

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Nathan Oliveira

Medium

color soft ground etching with drypoint, spit bite aquatint and aquatint on Somerset paper (WP 11 – brown soft ground, and spit bite on body, yellow and brown background, turquoise paw) [working proof 11]
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

27 x 34 in.
Accession Number

2024.132.531
Catalogue Raisonné

[working proof 11]

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