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Artist: Steffen, Bernard Joseph
PULLING CORN (FODDER HOPPER) - Scarce Print!
By Bernard Joseph Steffen
Located in Santa Monica, CA
BERNARD (JOSEPH) STEFFEN (1907 – 1980)
PULLING CORN (FODDER HOPPER) c. 1935-45
Color serigraph signed with a full signature below the image at the lower right sheet edge . Unknown e...
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1930s Modern Steffen, Bernard Joseph Art
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