Sale 12195
New York
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14 - 15 June 2016
Price realised
USD 6,875
Estimate
André Hambourg (French, 1909-1999) Fin de Jour, maree haute en Septembre signed 'a. hambourg' (lower left); signed again with initials and titled 'a.h./ "Fin de Jour,/ maree haute/ en Septembre"' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 10 ¾ x 13 ¾ in. (27.3 x 35 mm.)
Provenance
with Findlay Galleries, Chicago.
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Nicole Hambourg has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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