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Painting on assembled wood board of person on horse with red, pink, orange, green, and blue tones
Mounted Equestrian in Cloak (Ode to Marini)
Painting on assembled wood board of person on horse with red, pink, orange, green, and blue tones

Mounted Equestrian in Cloak (Ode to Marini)

Artist (American, 1943 - 2010)
Dateca. 1990
MediumPainting on found board
Dimensions37 ¾ x 36 ½ x 2 inches
ClassificationPainting
Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Northwestern University, gift of Selig D. Sacks Family Collection
Object number2013.6.1
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