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Technique: Painted
Oil Painting of an Asian Lady by Geri Perlman, 1993
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paintings depicting portraits of a lady wearing a traditional sari style attire and head cover.
Looks like and Asian traditional attire, bright colors, probably Afghani or Persian or Indian lady...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
East Coast Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Decorative swan decoy with carved feathers and glass eyes. Paint sanded in a way to slightly reveal wood underneath. Neck is long and delicate with unpainted details around eyes and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the li...
Category
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Aboriginal Painting 'Ngutjul' by Pantjiya Nungurrayi (1936-)
Located in NICE, FR
In this extraordinary painting, Pantjiya Nungurrayi celebrates, using a three-colour palette, the sites for which she holds ritual guardianship. In this instance, she portrays Ngutju...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
17th Century Wooden Bowl, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wooden bowl, dated 1694 and inscribed with two names. Probably for celebrating marriage between "Borhans and Dottir..."
Category
Late 17th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chesapeake Bay Scaup Drake Sink Box Wing Decoy, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Chesapeake Bay Scaup Drake Sink Box Wing Decoy, circa 1940, a very shallow flat bodied decoy in original condition, original black and white paint on head and body, and painted...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fang-Style African Painted Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Otto and Vivika Heino Monumental Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Tile Wall Plaque 1988
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and exceptionally rare hand painted, earthenware three tile/panel plaque/ wall hanging by ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. Quite heavy and substantial in size. The couple was best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes.
This massive 3 tile plaque, which shows clear signs of Asian influence, is attached to a board for hanging. Again exceptionally rare in both scale and design. We have never seen another like this by the couple.
The work is signed and dated (1988).
Would be the crown jewel in any Heino collection and sure to stand out in any setting, modern or otherwise. Very unique. Very rare.
Dimensions: 47.5" high, 18" wide, 1.5" deep.
The piece is quite substantial and weighs 44 pounds.
The couple are winners of the following awards:
Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France, (1978).
Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium, (1959).
Their work can be found in the following museums and collections:
American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York
County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Mingei Museum, San Diego
Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France
St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ventura County...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Six Vintage French Three Dimensional Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Very animated face masks from the 1940s. Three dimensional.
Category
1940s French Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique Painted Primitive Covered & Finger Staved Sugar Pail, Bucket or Firkin
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This folk art finger staved covered sugar bucket or firkin shows no indication of a specific maker, or country of origin. We presume this covered bucket...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Primitive Painted Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Carved Eagle in Painted Green Wood with Gold Accents
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique carved wooden eagle painted green with gilded accents makes an impressive statement with its 69 inch wing span when hung in your ho...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Modern Framed Artwork Decorative Painting Landscape LA CA Art Gallery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Modern Framed Artwork Decorative Painting Landscape LA CA Art Gallery . Wall Art Decorative Hand painted Oil on Canvas Falling Vessel sculpted hand crafted silvered Frame.
"Fa...
Category
1990s Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Covered Urn Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan glazed polychrome ceramic tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
Moorish desi...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas by Alexander Gore "Point Stroke"
Located in Buffalo, NY
About Alexander Gore,
The artist as an observer decided after many years of visiting non-western places of culture to put his memories to use on visible surfaces for people to see...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An Adire Eleko women’s wrapper from a recently acquired, exceptionally fine collection of 1960-1970s-era adire cloths sourced in the early 1990s.
The cassava starch-resist and dye...
Category
1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Hand Painted Keep Off Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wooden Keep Off sign. Hand painted with red background and white lettering on thin wood board. Great colors and graphics. Great vintage condition. Coo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Painted Face Suitcase by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical folk art painted suitcase or valise featuring a striped canvas covered exterior with a painted face by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The case is covered with vintage western European ports of call with a lovely aged, distressed patina. The interior has a green intact silk lining with pockets. Used as a prop in Yeager's Gallery studio in Calistoga, CA. Made by US manufacturer...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique English Regency Toleware Footed Coal Box or Scuttle with Brass Handles
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique metal coal box or coal scuttle is presumably made in England during the 1820s in the Regency period and style. The box is constructed of th...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Rococo Tassel Ornaments with Gold Trim 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments with gold trim.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Tin Penny Toy Bi-Plane Horn, Germany, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny Toys were just that; toys made to sell for a penny or very inexpensively. This particular toy was manufactured in Germany (probably Nuremberg) for the ...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Early 19th Century Folk Art Floor Lamp, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black wooden Folk Art floor lamp. Tri-pod legs on a original triangular stand. Newly made into a electrified lamp, originally a large candlestick.
Category
19th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Large Pastel "Sponge Diver Tarpon Springs Flat" by Americo Di Franza
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautifully executed pastel of a Sponge Diver in amazing colors. Signed lower right corner Americo Di Franza is the artist. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Brass
German Military Folk Art Gouache Painting, circa 1866
Located in London, GB
Military painting, circa 1866
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-19th century German gouache folk art military painting. This exampl...
Category
19th Century German Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Pende-Style Antelope Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Masks from the Pende people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered some of the most dramatic works of African art. The Pende have defined an extensive range of mask forms, many with distinct characters embodied during ritual ceremony. Colored by red and white pigments, this Pende mask...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Fairground Panels
Located in Southampton, GB
A pair of 19th Century decorative Fairground Panels with original paint.
Can be hung either vertically or horizontally, forming what would make a great transom above a door.
Italy, ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Steam yacht model of J.P. Morgan's "Corsair IV" mounted into a custom glass and mahogany display case with table.
This model is outfitted with raised paneled mahogany cabins, planked deck, turned brass fittings, rigged masts etc... Detailed longboats and launches hang from davits. The vessel flies the New York Yacht Club burgee and the Morgan house flag. Mounted into a mahogany display case with matching table. Overall Dimensions: 56" L x 16" W x 57" H
Corsair IV (1930)
J.P. Morgan Jr. and his legendary business tycoon father, J. Pierpont Morgan, owned four yachts christened Corsair, and built three of them. Each yacht was bigger, faster, and more comfortable than the preceding one. The Morgan Corsair created major media attention for the times resulting in a legendary quote by the senior Morgan when he was asked how much it cost...
Category
20th Century Painted Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Folk art /surrealist Oil painting on canvas.. Circus scene. " Burning Tent
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Folk art / surrealist Oil painting on canvas.. depicting circus scene. "Burning Tent".. Very well executed.. amazing detail..
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
American Polished Steel Sky Light Binnacle with Rope Carved Base, Phil. C. 1880
By Hands & Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
American polished steel sky light binnacle with rope carved base, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Norfolk VA. Late 19th century. Binnacle has been electrified fo...
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas
Located in Milano, MI
African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This tribal folk art painting depicts a battle scene and the canvas is mounted on a parallelogram-shaped frame.
It is a large battle painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Wood Carved Folk Art Girl and Dog Carousel Chariot Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic girl and her dog Folk Art carved carousel chariot panel. Superb original paint surface. Great three dimensional surface. Excellent wall hang...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms and six sides. Chairs have cane seats with...
Category
1810s American American Classical Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Set of 7 Mid-Century Era Painted Wood Carnival Folk Art Sign Box Letters
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of seven Folk Art wooden box letters were made in Canada is circa 1965 and were once mounted on a carnival sign for either a ride or an at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Spanish Provincial Style Carved Horse Head Wall Plaque Sign
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Provincial (20th Cent) style painted and carved horse head wall plaque/sign (La Taberna Caballoblanco) (Related item: 049724D).
Category
20th Century Renaissance Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mbuti Ituri traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth
By Icons
Located in Zemst, BE
Mbuti Ituri (Congo) traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth.
+/- 1920
These cloths we're made from the inside of the bark of the Ficus latex tree.
After been prepared and dryed, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Ceremonial Dance Outfit
By Kuba
Located in Sharon, CT
Painted bark with traditional Kuba patterns. This is a dance outfit, the wearer would be masked.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Art Deco Painted Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Russian Icon of Saint Nicholas
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century Russian Icon of Saint Nicholas, likely first half 19th century, with I believe egg tempera on gessoed wooden panel, depicting Christ in a h...
Category
Early 19th Century Ukrainian Other Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn from Fez with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane, circa 1890, having a carved and painted wooden hull with bowsprit, spars and deck house; wooden masts with wire standing rigging; iron anchors; sheet metal main sail, American flag, and flat-cut sailor manning the helm. The schooner has great lines and style - very graceful sheer, nicely shaped clipper bow, that whimsical sailor at helm...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Handpainted Ethnic Art Parchment Wall Sconce from Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Rococo Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Leather Pillow with Fringes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tuareg hand tooled leather pillow.
Great colors, hand painted with tribal geometric design with long leather fringes on each side.
Handcrafted in Africa with pieces of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Leather
1920’s Felix The Cat Wooden and Leather Toy
Located in Chicago, IL
1920’s Felix The Cat Wooden and Leather Toy
This 1920s Felix the Cat toy is a collectible vintage toy featuring the iconic character Felix the Cat. These t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Painted Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Antoine Blanchard 'French 1910-1988' Oil in Canvas, Signed, Rare Find!
Located in Firenze, FI
Antoine Blanchard (France 1910 - 1988 )
Title: "Place de la Madeleine" (depuis de la Rue Royale)
Signature: "Antoine Blanchard" lower right corner
Period: mid 1960's
Artwork: 90x60cm (36 x 24 IN.)
Offered unframed
Condition: Overall Excellent. No chips, flaking or missing material
Great investment with hammer prices going up year after year. Rare find!
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Blanchard received his initial artistic training at the Beaux-Arts in Rennes, Brittany. He then moved to Paris in 1932 where he joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He won the Prix de Rome.
Like Édouard Cortès (1882–1969) and Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854–1941), Antoine Blanchard essentially painted Paris and the Parisians in bygone days, often from vintage postcards. The artist began painting his Paris street scenes in the late 1950s, and like Cortès, often painted the same Paris landmark many times, in different weather conditions or various seasons. The most recurrent topics were views of the capital city in cloudy or rainy days, showing streets busy with pedestrians in a rush to go home, and bright storefronts reflecting on wet streets. Many of the French Quarter art...
Category
1970s French Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Painted Antique Lead Watchmaker’s Shop Sign
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An outstanding piece of Folk Art, this Pocket Watch form Lead sign has a painted face with Roman numerals in the 9:00 position. Cast into the outer frame are the words, “Watches, Je...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Lead
Modernist Abstract Stacked Wood and Painted Sculpture "Bug" by Robert Brock
By Robert Brock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract stacked wood and painted sculpture "Bug" by Robert Brock. Wonder color,,texture and proportion...Intricately designed, , signed BROCK 67
Brock was born in Tacoma, Ohio and was a graduate of the University of Dayton, Dayton Art Institute and Ohio University...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fanciful Folk art Village Painting
Located in Branford, CT
Interesting fanciful folk art village painting. American, 19th century. Original frame.
H 18" W 24" Frame H 21-3/4" W 28".
Inspected under UV light. No restoration noted.
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Paint
'Smile Through The Chaos', Outsider Artist Drew, 2021
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled Smile Through The Chaos, painted in 2021 during lockdown and using an abandoned car park sign as the medium.
Measuring 183cm wide x 93cm Height
Drew is an 'Outsider' artist based on the Romney Marsh in Kent.Painting from his self built studio in the rural village of Lydd,
Drew's creativity sees the use of found and salvaged materials and media throughout his work.
This sustainable creativity sees the recycling of abandoned paints, varnishes and substitute base materials such as metal and wooden panelling...
Category
2010s British Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rajasthani Indian Hand Painted Wood Jewelry Dowry Box
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Rajasthani Indian vaulted dowry jewelry box, hand painted with Indian lovers enjoying each other, while beautiful court musicians accompany them ...
Category
20th Century Indian Agra Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tuareg Leather Camel Saddle from Niger Agadez Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tuareg leather tribal camel saddle from Agadez, Niger Africa.
Finely handcrafted camel saddle formed by stitching brightly colored leather embossed onto a forked wooden base. The sa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Sheldon Peck (Attributed) "Portrait of a Woman with a Book"
By Sheldon Peck
Located in Sharon, CT
Unsigned. Attributed to the American Itinerate Painter Sheldon Peck on
stylistic grounds. The sharp delineation of facial shadows and the familiar 'fluer ...
Category
1830s American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Hand Painted Wooden House with Storage - in an American Folk Art Style
Located in Morristown, NJ
A charming handmade storage piece in the form of a house with two chimneys. Executed in the American Folk Art style, this is a charming piece that is both decorative and practical. T...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th-Century Avant-Garde Painted Table with Mexican Muralism Painting
By Diego Rivera
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A spectacular example of early Mexican Muralism,
condensed onto a plywood kitchen tabletop and joined with
iron legs set in rhythm with the painted a...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Truck by A. C. Williams, ca. 1930, Super Condition
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful truck is a fine example of the wonderful cast iron toys that were made in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century. Having original dark green paint and iron wh...
Category
1930s American Other Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-19th Century Child’s Grain Painted Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-19th century Benchmade child’s grain painted Miniature chest of drawers. A country piece in the American Empire style, with a step-back drawer and backsplash, above the case with...
Category
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Nursery Fairy Tale Panels Set in Wood
Located in Lomita, CA
Fairy tales do come true, and here they are: Eleven brightly colored hand-painted panels with classic nursery rhymes. A group of 11 vintage folk art painted children's nursery rhyme panels in oil are classic.
These early to mid-century nursery rhyme panels include "Simple Simon," "Jack Be Nimble," "Little Bo Peep...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a very rare one of a kind automotive collector item.
Cantilevered cast iron sign for Brighton Garage. Two-sided, electrified sign with its lettering reverse-painted on glass...
Category
1930s Canadian Industrial Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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