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Cristóbal Rojas Poleo aka Cristóbal Rojas (Venezuelan, 1857-1890, b. Cúa, Venezuela, d. Caracas, Venezuela) - La Miseria (The Misery), 1886, Paintings: Oil on Canvas
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Steelworks, Kryvyi Rih, 1941. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.
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Song of Avignon, Jonas Mekas, 1968
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Matt Bollinger (American, b. 1980, Kansas City, MO, USA, based Brooklyn, NY, USA) - Fracture, 2024, Paintings: Flashe, Acrylic on Canvas
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Title: Candlestick
Date: 1880–90
Geography: Made in England
Medium: Pressed purple marble glass
Dimensions: Dimensions unavailable
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
Accession Number: 46.140.737
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