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Giacomo Manzú"Ragazza Ditesta II (Lying Girl II)" Monumental Aquatint Lithograph1979
1979
Price:$6,700
$12,000List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Giacomo Manzú (1908 - 1991, Italian)
- Creation Year:1979
- Dimensions:Height: 38.8 in (98.56 cm)Width: 78.1 in (198.38 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Detroit, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU128617185392
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