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Public-domain art from South Africa

200 public-domain plates · 19th century to 20th century · 871 attributed

200 public-domain works from South Africa spanning the 19th century to 20th century, drawn from museum open-access programmes and released under CC0 or an equivalent public-domain flag. Free to download and reuse. Of these, 871 carry a named artist or maker.

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