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Tilson, Joe 1928 London - 2023 Cortona/Italy. English pop artist. Studied at St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, guest lecturer at the Academy of Art in Hamburg. Color etching/aquatint/handmade paper. The mask of Poseidon. Signed u.r. in pencil and dated 1984 u.l. 38/40 num. From the portfolio: 'Masks'. 114.5 x 104 cm. (118 x 106 cm). R. Lit.: 1.14.

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Tilson, Joe 1928 London - 2023 Cortona/Italy. English pop artist. Studied at St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, guest lecturer at the Academy of Art in Hamburg. Color etching/aquatint/handmade paper. The mask of Poseidon. Signed u.r. in pencil and dated 1984 u.l. 38/40 num. From the portfolio: 'Masks'. 114.5 x 104 cm. (118 x 106 cm). R. Lit.: 1.14.

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