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The Organ Grinder

The Organ Grinder
ArtistAustrian, dates not known
CultureAustrian
Titles
  • The Organ Grinder
Date1920s
PlaceVienna, Austria
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsBlock: 7 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (20.2 × 20 cm)
 Sheet: 10 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. (26.7 × 30.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Friends of Art
Object number26.34
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right below block in pencil "Elli Stay / aged 14."

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