Sale 2286
New York
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12 - 13 January 2010
Price realised
USD 438
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
Mary Borowski (American, 20th Century) Honest Abe signed with initials and dated 'MKB-1977' (lower left) acrylic on canvas laid down on board 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.) Painted in 1977.
Provenance
with Gallery K, Washington D.C.
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