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Zaklínadlo III/Exorcism III

1992

Jan Kavan

Artist, Czech, born 1947

Jan Kavan

Attributed to

Medium

color aquatint and etching in black, rust, brown
Credit Line

Gift of Gerald Cerny
Dimensions

plate: 70.4 x 55.3 cm (27 11/16 x 21 3/4 in.)
sheet: 91.3 x 64.6 cm (35 15/16 x 25 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

2000.166.95

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 24/80 / Zaklínadlo III / Jan Kavan / 92; lower right verso in graphite: KAVAN / 20. 8500 fr

Watermarks

Holland (followed by undefined design)

Wikidata ID

Q76343028