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Vintage Oil Painting by Swedish Bertil Öhlund 1958
Located in Stockholm, SE
and dated 1958. A typical example of the Swedish modern artists of the 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

1950’s American Gold Lotus Flower Lamp by the Marbro Company
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hastings, GB
An exquisite brass table lamp by the renowned Marbro Company, made in the 1950’s, the piece
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Vintage 1950s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of The Artist In A White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artist by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Carl-Harry Stålhane Unique Hand Signed Vase for Rörstrand Sweden 1967
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Tilburg, NL
artist of the 1950s and 1960s. He made a vast body of work ranging from practical pieces to unique art
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's French Cubist/ Modernist Oil Painting One of the Stations of the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; there are a very few minor age related
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - View Of The French Pub
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
card size: 15.5 x 20.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Carl-Harry Stålhane Unique Hand Signed Bowl for Rörstrand Sweden 1967
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Tilburg, NL
Scandinavian studio pottery artist of the 1950s and 1960s. He made a vast body of work ranging from practical
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

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Stoneware

Vintage Lithograph by Artist Roger Bezombes, pencil signed, circa 1950's
By Roger Bezombes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Lithograph Roger Bezombes: 1913-1994, French pencil signed and numbered circa 1950's
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

1950s Artist's Palette Side Table in the Style of Lucien de Roeck
By Lucien De Roeck
Located in London, GB
A delightful little 1950s artist's palette knock-down side or coffee table. This is in the style
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Zaporozhian Cossacks Write to the Sultan of Turkey Huge 1950's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Zaporozhian Cossacks Write to the Sultan of Turkey' Continental School, circa 1950's, believed to
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Mid-20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Helen Frankenthaler, Painter in the Studio, Photograph of Woman Artist 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
celebrated artist, Frankenthaler, in the process of making art - surrounded by paint, materials, and in the
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Huge 1950's French Modernist Oil Mythological Pink Nudes on Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Naiades" French Modernist artist, circa 1950's The work is faintly monogrammed to the lower corner
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil

1950s Vintage Ceiling Light, in the Shape of an Artist’s Pallet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1950s Vintage Ceiling Light, in the Shape of an Artist’s Pallet French 1950s Vintage Mid
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

1950's French Post Impressionist Cubist Oil Artist Painting at Easel in Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
condition, though the stretcher bar indentation shows at the top edge. Provenance: from the artists estate
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of the Artist's Wife
By Kenneth B Walsh
Located in East Hampton, NY
Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City
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1970s Modern Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1950's French Impressionist Painting Ladies Gossiping On The Town Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ladies Gossiping by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist artist signed gouache on artist paper
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache

Two Studies of Henriette (Head of the artist's wife & The Artist's wife writing
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Two Studies of Henriette (Left: Head of the artist's wife, Right: The Artist's wife writing a
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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Contemplation - British 1950's art female portrait oil painting female artist
By Alice Mary Burton
Located in London, GB
This captivating British portrait oil painting is by noted exhibited and listed female artist Alice
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Organic Abstract', 1950's Woman Artist, San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
certification of authenticity. Dora Masters exhibited widely and with success throughout the 1950s and '60s
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Impressionist:, School of Pierre Bonnard, signed oil 1950's
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine large oil, school of Pierre Bonnard. circa 1950's. oil on canvas 55cmx75cm The original
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1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Impressionist Signed Oil - Artist at Easel Self Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 57 Title: Self Portrait of an artist at his easel
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Richard Woods Wrongwood Chest of Drawers, Established & Sons, UK, 2007
By Richard Woods, Established & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
British artist Richard Woods is renowned for his work with garish and repetitious motifs. He has
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21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of...

Materials

Wood

Girl on the Armchair - Oil on Canvas by Anonymous Italian Artist - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Girl In The Armachair is an artwork realized in the 1950s by Anonymous artist. Original oil
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950's Modernist Painting - Portrait Of Figure On Gold
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
. provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso)
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Vico Magistretti Black CS49 Samarcanda Black Chest of Drawers by Poggi 1970s
By Poggi, Vico Magistretti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
proposals in the 1950s. Over the following years he also designed a number of other important projects
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Faux Leather, Wood

'Old Carmel Village', 1950's Woman Artist, San Francisco Bay Area, SFAA
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
authenticity. Acquired from the artist's son. Dora Masters exhibited widely and with success throughout the
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1960s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of Mother & Child Walking In The Puddles
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Joseph Thony Moises Haitian Painting, Circa 1950's, The Shoe Seller
By Joseph Thony Moise
Located in Phoenix, AZ
. Subject: The Shoe Seller. Created: Circa 1950's. Painting Measures: 20"h x 16"w Frame Measures: 22"h x
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Vintage 1950s Haitian Paintings

Materials

Paint

1950's Modernist Painting, Landscape of a French Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
. Provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso).
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

1950's Modernist Painting, Portrait of Figure on Gold
Located in Cirencester, GB
. provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso).
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Other

The Bay Area School: Californian Artists from the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Bay Area School: Californian Artists from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s by Anya Perse and Thomas
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21st Century and Contemporary English Books

Materials

Paper

1950's Signed Modernist Painting - Large Landscape Of Historic Landmark
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
/watercolour painting on artist paper overall size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

1950's Signed Modernist Painting - Fine Drawing Of Historic Fountain
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
/watercolour painting on artist paper overall size: 25.5 x 19.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife) Oil on canvas, c. 1940's Signed upper right "A.G
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1940s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"El Torero- The Bullfighter" Circa 1950's Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"El Torero-The Bullfighter" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on canvas Circa 1950's 28 1
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Abstract Bronze Sculpture in Manner of Wifredo Lam, ca. 1950's-60's
By Wifredo Lam
Located in New York, NY
Surrealist Abstract Sculpture In the manner of Wifredo Lam ca. 1950’s-60’s DIMENSIONS Height (w
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of Artist's Mother - Watercolor on Paper by Jean Delpech - 1950s
By Jean Delpech
Located in Roma, IT
"The Artist's Mother" is an original drawing in watercolor on paper, realized by Jean Delpech (1916
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Redesign of the iconic 1950’s Portuguese Chair by Alexandre Caldas - Ipê wood
By Alexandre Caldas
Located in Agualva-Cacém, PT
streets of Lisbon in the 1950`s the BICAchair has remained in the café culture of Lisbon and Portugal for
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Metal, Stainless Steel, Steel

Self Portrait, Modernist Portrait of the Artist
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
pummeled artists financially, leaving them destitute and unable to find even conventional labor work
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950’s Fashion Illustration Painting Of A Chic Lady With Shielding The Rain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, unframed signed J.V paper: 10 x 6.25 inches double sided very good condition provenance: from the artists
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Wilhelm Kåge Våga vase Gustavsberg 1950's
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Valby, 84
Våga vase made by Swedish ceramic artist Wilhelm Kåge at the Gustavsbergs workshop in the 1950's
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Wilhelm Kåge Våga vase Gustavsberg 1950's
Wilhelm Kåge Våga vase Gustavsberg 1950's
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H 6.3 in Dm 6.3 in
Pair of French 1950’s abstract acrylic panels
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of french 1950's abstract acrylic panels. Screens are made from browns, oranges, yellows and
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

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Gold Leaf

1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in a artists studio
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in an artists studio The artist was a
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1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Piotr Baro Knabstrup Denmark Plaques, Set of Four 1950's
Located in Paris, FR
artist Piotr Baro in between the 1940s and 1950s. These colored designs are much rarer than the black and
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20th Century Danish Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

The Explosion of the Grenade - Lithograph by P. Morando - 1950s
By Pietro Morando
Located in Roma, IT
The Explosion of the Grenade is an original artwork realized by Italian artist Pietro Morando
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1950’s Nanna Ditzel ‘’ND83’’ Armchairs
By Soren Willadsen Mobelfabrik, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Madrid, ES
. Denmark, 1950s Excellent Vintage condition, reupholstered Nanna DItzel, graduated architect in London
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Teak

1950’s Nanna Ditzel ‘’ND83’’ Armchairs
1950’s Nanna Ditzel ‘’ND83’’ Armchairs
H 26.38 in W 29.93 in D 25.99 in
1950’s Robert Debiève Cubist Screen Print ‘Flight of Flamingos’
By Robert Debieve
Located in Hastings, GB
Debiève was a French artist who specialised in cubism and contemporary art work, often referred to
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Vintage 1950s French Tapestries

Materials

Canvas

1950's Signed Modernist Painting, Large Landscape of Historic Landmark
Located in Cirencester, GB
/watercolor painting on artist paper overall size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

1950's Signed Modernist Painting, Fine Drawing of Historic Fountain
Located in Cirencester, GB
/watercolor painting on artist paper overall size: 25.5 x 19.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

1950's Modernist Signed Painting, Tranquil View Of French Buildings
Located in Cirencester, GB
be enjoyed. provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso).
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

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Other

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