Sale 5112
Paris
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2 December 2004
Price realised
EUR 27,025
Estimate
Jean Degottex (1918-1988) Le ciel et la terre sont un seul doigt signé, titré et daté 'Degottex Le ciel et la terre sont un seul doigt 5.58' (au dos) huile sur toile 128.5 x 229.5 cm. (50 3/8 x 90 3/8 in.) Peint en 1958
Provenance
Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris.
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Post Lot Text
JEAN DEGOTTEX, 'THE SKY AND THE LAND ARE ONE FINGER', SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE, OIL ON CANVAS, PAINTED IN 1958.
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