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Artist: Marta Becket
Marta Becket Acrobat Circus Painting
By Marta Becket
Located in Larchmont, NY
Marta Becket (1925 - 2017)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on board
Sight: 23 x 26 in.
Framed: 27 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 7/8 in.
Signed lower left
Talented as a painter, dancer and pianist, Marta B...
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Late 20th Century Modern Marta Becket Art
Materials
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