Cleaning Barrels
Catalog no.
0210
Year
1965
Subject
Other
Media
Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on board
Size (H x W)
30 x 24 inches
Availability
Sold
'In Greece the wine barrels are cleaned every year to take the new wine. Seaside tavernas would often leave them by the sea for freshening but this picture is based on what I saw in Athens.' (PBB, 1970)
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