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Artur DuchSpanish Catalan Modernist Oil Painting Drummer Boy Figurative Abstraction1984
1984
$950List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Artur Duch (1951, Spanish)
- Creation Year:1984
- Dimensions:Height: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
- Medium:
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- Condition:unstretched. minor wear.
- Gallery Location:Surfside, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3823200001
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