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A color photograph of a pregnant light-skinned woman wearing a bright blue blouse and sitting with one arm propped on the back of a black chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Rineke Dijkstra, Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, January 4, 2008, 2008. Chromogenic color print, 13 3/4 × 10 1/4 inches (34.9 × 26 cm). Gift of Sandra and Gerald Fineberg. Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. © Rineke Dijkstra

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, January 4, 2008

Rineke Dijkstra
2008
Chromogenic color print
13 3/4 × 10 1/4 inches (34.9 × 26 cm)

Gift of Sandra and Gerald Fineberg

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