Maria Laufer-Herbst, Still life with vase of flowers. 1996. Maria Laufer-Herbst1943 Chemnitz - lives and works in Dresden. Oil or acrylic over grease crayons (?) on paper. U.r. partly hardly legible signed "Laufer-Herbst" and dated. Mounted in a passe-partout and framed behind glass in a narrow gold-coloured moulding. Paper image carrier minimally wavy due to the technique. Dimensions: BA 20,5 x 14,3 cm, Ra. 42 x 32 cm. Maria Laufer-Herbst 1943 Chemnitz - lives and works in Dresden Until 1971 studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Dresden, until 1975 teaching there.

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