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Body Edged

Sculpture

Mostly circular bright organic abstraction in oranges, yellows and browns. Yellow figure "holding the weight of the world"

1793

Oil, charcoal on wood and paper

Work on Paper

AR1793

Franklin Williams

Gift

Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Williams, courtesy of Lizabeth Oliveira Gallery

Franklin Williams

1997

Object

68 in

68 in

To the Max!

September 8, 2023 - August 25, 2024, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa