Sale 8662
London, South Kensington
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9 February 2000
Price realised
GBP 805
Estimate
ITALY BY A.M.CASSANDRE (Adolphe Mouron), 1935 lithograph in colours, printed by Graf. Coen & C., Milano, backed on linen 39½ x 24in. (101 x 61cm.)
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Literature
Henri Mouron, Cassandre, 1985, Thames and Hudson, plate no.192 for a similar example
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