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        "tombstone": "Boiled Egg, 1978. Mario Avati (French, 1921\u20132009). Color mezzotint; platemark: 27.5 x 34 cm (10 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt, 2018.64",
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        "title": "Boiled Egg",
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                "inscription": "In colored pencil, below image, left: Essai 7/11 L\u2019OEUF A LA COQUE",
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                "inscription": "center: AVATI",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:53:51.160000"
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