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Sam Francis
The Whiteness of the Whale ,
George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It Got Too Cold
Joan Mitchell
George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It Got Too Cold ,

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  • Cover of the book "The Impressionist Revolution and the Advent of Abstract Art," featuring Paul Gauguin's "The Yellow Christ," 1889
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  • Cover of the book "The Long Curve: 150 Years of Visionary Collecting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery," featuring Jackson Pollock's "Convergence," 1952
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