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Grey abstract drawing of horizontal layered bands with dark curved lines suggesting rippling sea waves.

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A monochrome grey composition built from horizontal bands of layered washes outlined by dark, broken contour lines that suggest rippling water. The rhythmic stacking of curved and straight edges gives the surface a flattened, abstracted quality.

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Date

1912

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Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

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