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Eli’s Friend, Alex Katz | Dartabase

Eli’s Friend, Alex Katz, 1985, Oil paint on hardboard

Eli’s Friend

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Artist: Alex Katz
Date: 1985
Medium: Oil paint on hardboard
Dimensions: frame: 422 x 320 x 34 mm support: 402 x 300 x 3 mm
Location: Tate
Credit: ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

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Alex Katz, Eli’s Friend, 1985, Oil paint on hardboard, Tate, London.

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