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Abraham Bloemaert, Allegorical Figure Holding a Sphere, n.d., Pen and brown ink with brown wash and preliminary graphite underdrawing on laid paper. Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago. Bequest of Joseph Halle Schaffner in memory of his beloved mother, Sara H. Schaffner, 1973.72. Public domain.
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20/20: Twenty Master Drawings for 20 Years

June 27 – September 3, 1995

Celebrating the role of drawing in Western art and underscoring its importance in the Smart Museum of Art’s collection during the last 20 years, the 20 still lifes, landscapes, allegories, historical scenes, and life drawings in this exhibition range from a sketch by French impressionist Camille Pissarro to a drawing by 16th-century Dutch painter Abraham Bloemaert.

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