Stephen Farthing RA, The anal canal, the sphincter and the rectum, 2016.
Pen, ink and white gouache on tinted paper. 295 mm x 209 mm. © The Artist. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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The anal canal, the sphincter and the rectum, 2016
Stephen Farthing RA (b. 1950)
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