'Life is Beautiful', Modernist Figural
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Bill Barrell'Life is Beautiful', Modernist FiguralCirca 1985
Circa 1985
About the Item
- Creator:Bill Barrell (1932)
- Creation Year:Circa 1985
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Condition:Painting: minor losses, minor restoration, not examined outside of frame; Frame: Very Good.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3444104042
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