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The Sun is Blackened (Le Soleil se noircit), Louis Soutter | Dartabase

The Sun is Blackened (Le Soleil se noircit), Louis Soutter, 1939, Oil on paper

The Sun is Blackened (Le Soleil se noircit)

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Artist: Louis Soutter
Date: 1939
Medium: Oil on paper
Dimensions: 20 1/8 x 26 3/4" (51.1 x 67.9 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art
Credit: Gift of the artist

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Louis Soutter, The Sun is Blackened (Le Soleil se noircit), 1939, Oil on paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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