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Tragic Balance of Destiny
Tragic Balance of Destiny

Tragic Balance of Destiny

Artist Margaret Tomkins American, 1916–2002
Date1945
MediumEgg tempera and ink on paper mounted on Masonite panel
Dimensions13 1/4 x 17 in. (33.7 x 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Object number83.10
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated Seattle, 1945; collection of the artist; sold by artist to Dr. Sherman E. Lee, before 1952; given to NCMA, 1983.

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