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Le Crabe de Terre (The Sand Crab)
André Masson, 1896–1987
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007
An image from his later Surrealist Period. Multi-layered work, very typical of this artist's practice. Shifting suggestion of both human face and female genitalia in the form of a crab.
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Title of artwork, date
Le Crabe de Terre (The Sand Crab), 1896–1987
Date supported
1997
Medium and material
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
30 x 22 cm
Grant
2700
Total cost
5400
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