Sale 8283
New York, East
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29 September 1999
Price realised
USD 7,475
Estimate
Joseph Zenk (1904-?) Zenk, J. Symbols signed 'Zenk' (lower right)--inscribed with title (on the reverse) oil on canvas 24 x 38 in. (61 x 96.5 cm.)
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