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Robert Longo Untitled (Lionfish), 2021
Charcoal on mounted paper
127 x 152.4 cm (50 x 60 in)
Drawing is a very specific way of analysing something. You digest the image on a molecular level, which I find extraordinary. A photograph is recorded in an instant. A drawing takes months to make.
— Robert Longo
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