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A Lead Landscape, Grey Shaft

By <a href="https://axisweb.org/artist/davidainley" title="David Ainley" class="inline font-bold underline transition-opacity duration-100 hover:opacity-50 focus:opacity-50"> David Ainley </a> 2017
Conté crayon, coloured pencils and graphite pencils on Saunders Waterford paper with cut-out form
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