Sale 7600
London
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25 June 2008
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Price realised
GBP 145,250
Estimate
Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) Bauernhof dated '08' (lower left); with the Nachlass stamp (on the reverse) oil on board 13 x 16 1/8 in. (33 x 40.9 cm.) Painted in 1908
Provenance
The artist's estate (no. L 182). Galerie Resch, Gauting. Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.
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The Gabriele Münter-und Johannes Eichner-Stiftung has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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