Sale 12143
New York
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26 October 2016
PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION
Price realised
USD 43,750
Estimate
Franz Richard Unterberger (Austrian, 1838-1902) Artist Sketching on a Terrace, Amalfi signed 'F. R. Unterberger' (lower left) oil on canvas 43¼ x 39½ in. (109.8 x 100.3 cm.)
Provenance
with Harrods Ltd., London. Alice R. Maytum, Los Angeles, acquired from the above circa 1970. By descent to the present owner.
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