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Whale
Whale

Whale

Artist Robert Partin American, 1927–1998
Date20th century
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)
Frame: 50 1/2 x 40 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (128.3 x 102.9 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object numberG.66.5.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated North Carolina, ca. 1959; collection of the artist; sold to NCMA, 1966.
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