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John La Farge

A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm

1897
watercolor and gouache over graphite

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The spots of paint on the bottom left corner of this sheet show where the artist tested colors before applying them to his composition.

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