Sale 2336
Amsterdam
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4 June 1997
Price realised
NLG 2,537
Estimate
Eugène Brands (b. 1913) Our neighbour star; 4 light years distance signed with initials EB lower left, and signed again, dated and inscribed with title and numbered on the reverse Brands 2VIII1991-3 no. 9580 gouache on paper 30 x 36 cm
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