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Book Title: Hilma Af Klint : a Biography
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 1.5 in
Topic: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, European
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 29 Oz
Author: Julia Voss
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
