Sale 2035
New York
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22 October 2008
Price realised
USD 40,000
Estimate
Adolf Schreyer (GERMAN, 1828-1899) Arabischer Schimmelreiter signed 'ad. Schreyer' (lower right) oil on canvas 21½ x 29 in. (54.6 x 73.7 cm.)
Provenance
with J. P. Schneider jr., Frankfurt, 1984-1985. with Galerie Dr. Bühler, Munich.
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We would like to thank Dr. Christoph Andreas for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
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