Sale 2138
New York
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11 February 2009
Price realised
USD 11,250
Estimate
Claude Venard (1913-1999) Le vase violet signed 'C. VENARD' (lower left) oil on canvas 29½ x 29½ in. (75 x 75 cm.)
Provenance
Galerie Felix Vercel, New York. Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1963.
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Alain Vercel has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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