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Mystery and Melancholy of a Street by Giorgio de Chirico
Surrealism
TitleMystery and Melancholy of a Street
Year1914
MovementSurrealism

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Sharp Mediterranean-sun shadows splitting warm street from cool sky.

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Palette

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