Sale 5404
London, South Kensington
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19 March 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,000
Estimate
Orientalist School, 20th Century A Bedouin encampment at the edge of the oasis indinstinctly signed 'S. O...' (lower right) oil on canvas laid down on board 19¼ x 17 in. (48.9 x 43.1 cm.)
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