William Kentridge, Drawing for the film History of the Main Complaint, 1995–96
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Drawing for the film History of the Main Complaint, 1995–96
Gouache and charcoal on paper
48 × 63 in. (121.9 × 160 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Susan and Lewis Manilow, 2001.34
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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