Sale 5466
Paris
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31 May 2007
Price realised
EUR 93,600
Estimate
GEER VAN VELDE (1898-1977) Composition huile sur toile 134 x 146 cm. (52¾ x 57½ in.) Peint en 1950-1955.
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel, 1986
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L'authenticité de cette oeuvre a été confirmée par Monsieur Piet Moget.
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