• Nineteen to Now, art from the  auction at Christies

    Sale 2826

    Nineteen to Now, art from the 19th, 20th & 21st centuries, including Topographical Observations, African and Indonesian Pictures

    Amsterdam

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    8 September 2009

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    • Corneille (b. 1922)
    Lot 391

    Corneille (b. 1922)

    Bird

    Price realised

    EUR 2,500

    Estimate

    EUR 2,000 - EUR 3,000

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    Corneille (b. 1922)
    Bird
    signed 'Corneille' on the base and numbered '2/8' on the edge of bird's legs
    painted wood
    82 cm. high (incl. wooden base)
    Executed in an edition of eight.

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