Sergey Ponomarev
Kabul, Afghanistan: the park in the Wazir-Akbar-Khan district in the north of the city, at the end of the afternoon

Kabul, Afghanistan: the park in the Wazir-Akbar-Khan district in the north of the city, at the end of the afternoon
Kabul, Afghanistan: the park in the Wazir-Akbar-Khan district in the north of the city, at the end of the afternoon
Kabul, Afghanistan: the park in the Wazir-Akbar-Khan district in the north of the city, at the end of the afternoon
ArtistRussian, born 1980
CultureRussian
Titles
  • Kabul, Afghanistan: the park in the Wazir-Akbar-Khan district in the north of the city, at the end of the afternoon
  • Afghan men enjoy evening in the Tapa-e-Wazir Akbar Khan park in Kabul
DateMay 21, 2013
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 23 5/8 × 35 7/16 in. (60 × 90 cm)
 Sheet: 25 × 36 13/16 in. (63.5 × 93.5 cm)
 Frame: 27 1/2 × 39 1/8 × 2 in. (69.9 × 99.4 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Object number2022.651
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Object Type
Provenance[Linda N'guyen, Paris]; purchased by Charles Dee Mitchell, Dallas, April 14, 2015.

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