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Contemporary artists and colour: Meaning, organisation and understanding

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Contemporary artists and colour: Meaning, organisation and understanding. / Mottram, Judith.
In: Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 38, No. 4-6, 06.2006, p. 405-416.

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Mottram, J 2006, 'Contemporary artists and colour: Meaning, organisation and understanding', Optics and Laser Technology, vol. 38, no. 4-6, pp. 405-416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.06.002

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Mottram, J. (2006). Contemporary artists and colour: Meaning, organisation and understanding. Optics and Laser Technology, 38(4-6), 405-416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.06.002

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Mottram J. Contemporary artists and colour: Meaning, organisation and understanding. Optics and Laser Technology. 2006 Jun;38(4-6):405-416. doi: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.06.002

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Mottram, Judith. / Contemporary artists and colour : Meaning, organisation and understanding. In: Optics and Laser Technology. 2006 ; Vol. 38, No. 4-6. pp. 405-416.

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