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The Sea
The Sea

The Sea

Artist Emerson Woelffer American, 1914–2003
Datecirca 1954
MediumOil and collage on canvas
Dimensions36 x 29 1/4 in. (91.4 x 74.3 cm)
Frame: 36 5/8 x 30 1/2 in. (93 x 77.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of W. R. Valentiner
Object numberG.57.34.8
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Colorado Springs, CO, 1954; collection of the artist; sold to W. R. Valentiner, Los Angeles, CA, 1954; given anonymously to NCMA, 1957.

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