Sale 7858
London
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24 June 2010
Price realised
GBP 11,875
Estimate
Hans Arp (1886-1966) Nu couché signed 'Arp' (lower left); signed 'Arp' (rubbed; upper right); dated '4.9.64' (on the reverse) watercolour, wax crayon and pencil on thin card 9 7/8 x 16 3/8 in. (25 x 41.5 cm.) Executed on 4 September 1964
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner in the 1960s.
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This drawing is sold with a photo-certificate from Rainer Hüben at the Fondazione Marguerite Arp, Locarno.
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