Robert COMBAS (born in 1957). The playful companions, 1987. Acrylic on thin canvas pasted on thick original canvas. Signed, dated lower right. 80 x 80 cm. On the back: label of the Yvon Lambert gallery, Paris, with title and complete description of the work. Provenance: private collection, purchased from the Bellecour gallery, Lyon in 1988. (the catalogue of the exhibition is attached) We thank the Combas studio who confirmed that this work is well listed in their archives.

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