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Two Groups of Huddled Figures

John Flaxman

Associated Names

John Flaxman

Artist, British, 1755 - 1826

The image has swirling circular shapes and overlapping lines creating an abstract design. The top part has a rectangular frame enclosing round forms, while the bottom section shows more circular shapes without a border, resembling a pile of boulders or soft round objects. The drawing is made up of loose pencil strokes on paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 6.6 x 10.2 cm (2 5/8 x 4 in.)
Accession Number

1980.45.1599

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64582544

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