Sale 2031
New York
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1 - 2 October 2008
Price realised
USD 35,000
Estimate
David Burliuk (Russian/American, 1882-1967) Couple and Samovar signed 'BURLIUK' (lower right) oil on canvas 12¼ x 16¼ in. (31.1 x 41.3 cm.) Painted in 1945.
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