Sale 2142
New York
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5 March 2009
Price realised
USD 3,750
Estimate
Sigurd Skou (1875-1929) Under the Church Tower signed and dated 'Sigurd Skou/1927' (lower left)--inscribed with title (on a label on the reverse) oil on board 25½ x 31¾ in. (64.8 x 80.6 cm.)
Provenance
Sale: William Doyle Galleries, New York, 21 May 2003, lot 104. The Greenwich Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut. Acquired by the present owner from the above.
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