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Compagnie d'opéra provinciale à Shanghai
Compagnie d'opéra provinciale à Shanghai
Compagnie d'opéra provinciale à Shanghai

Drawing

Provincial opera company in Shanghai
Artist (1924-1993)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten on board, c.r. : FLOURO / DOUBLE / PRINT / 55%; handwritten on board, l.r. : 80; handwritten on paper taped on board, l.c. : SHANGHAI : / Provincial Opera / company. Not understanding / the finer points (is played 3 hours / in an unheated theatre) I got / the message that the Mongol / hordes were defeated in a / smashing finish.; handwritten on label glued on back, u.l. : # 501; printed label glued on back, l.r. : 073171
Period 20e siècle
Medium / Technique Wash, ink, ink (flouro) and paper glued on card taped on board
Collage
DimensionsCard: 28,2 × 36 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.) Board: 41,2 × 48,6 cm (16 1/4 × 19 1/8 in.)
Origin Ontario, Canada
Object NumberM2012.123.384
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by the R. Howard Webster Foundation and The Toronto Star

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