Bat Dancing for a Slug

Morris Graves

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Bat Dancing for a Slug

Morris Graves

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Artist: Morris Graves
Date: 1943
Movement: Expressionism · Northwest School
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on mulberry paper
Dimensions: 23 7/8 x 29 3/4" (60.9 x 75.8 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art

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Morris Graves, Bat Dancing for a Slug, 1943, Watercolor and gouache on mulberry paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Bat Dancing for a Slug

More works by Morris Graves

Roman Nightfall Piece

Snake and Moon

English Nightfall Piece

Works in the same movement

Kallmünz - Hellgrüne Berge

Raped

Self-Portrait

The Bound Columbus (Der gefesselte Columbus)

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