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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Norwich
Title
The Pomps of the Subsoil
Date
1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 58.5 x W 93 cm
Accession number
UEA 28
Acquisition method
gift from Robert and Lisa Sainsbury. Part of the Robert & Lisa Sainsbury Collection
Work type
Painting
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ England
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