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    Post-War & Contemporary Art Morning Session

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    13 November 2008

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    • Wols (1913-1951)
    Lot 206

    Wols (1913-1951)

    Untitled

    Price realised

    USD 134,500

    Estimate

    USD 20,000 - USD 30,000

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    Wols (1913-1951)
    Untitled
    signed 'WOLS' (lower right)
    watercolor and ink on paper
    6¾ x 5¼ in. (17.1 x 13.3 cm.)
    Executed circa 1940s.

    Provenance

    Rene Drouin, Paris
    Alex and Rita K. Hillman, New York, gift of the above
    Gift of the above to the present owner, 1978

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    Lot Essay

    *This lot may be exempt from sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax
    Notice in the back of the catalogue.

    The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Dr. Ewald Rathke.

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    No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.


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    *This lot may be exempt from sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice in the back of the catalogue.


    Pre-Lot Text

    Property from the Alex Hillman Family Foundation

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