Sale 8221
New York, East
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15 June 1999
Price realised
USD 4,025
Estimate
George-Jules-Auguste Cain (French, 1856-1919) Cain, G.-J.-A. An elegant lady in an interior signed and dated 'Geroge Cain. 1887' (lower left) oil on canvas laid down on board 25 x 19 in. (64.3 x 48.9 cm.)
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