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Moths and Candles, Wifredo Lam, 1946, Pencil and ink on paper

Moths and Candles

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Artist: Wifredo Lam
Date: 1946
Medium: Pencil and ink on paper
Dimensions: 20 1/8 x 24 1/2" (51.0 x 62.1 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art
Credit: David Rockefeller Latin American Fund

Exhibition history

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Wifredo Lam, Moths and Candles, 1946, Pencil and ink on paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Untitled, Wifredo Lam, 1946, Ink and pencil on paper

Untitled

1946

Ink and pencil on paper

The Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 8) from One Day, Eduard Flor, 1971, Soft ground etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven soft ground etchings and screenprinted reproductions with texts

Plate (folio 8) from One Day

Eduard Flor · 1971

Soft ground etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven soft ground etchings and screenprinted reproductions with texts

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Plate (folio 10) from One Day, Eduard Flor, 1971, Soft ground etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven soft ground etchings and screenprinted reproductions with texts

Plate (folio 10) from One Day

Eduard Flor · 1971

Soft ground etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven soft ground etchings and screenprinted reproductions with texts

The Museum of Modern Art