Null Roberto Altmann (Cuban, born in 1942) 

Lettrist composition. Around 1980. …
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Roberto Altmann (Cuban, born in 1942) Lettrist composition. Around 1980. Engraved wood. Sight : 200 x 285 mm. Very nice proof on japan, numbered and signed in pencil. All margins. Edition at 30 proofs. Framed.

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Roberto Altmann (Cuban, born in 1942) Lettrist composition. Around 1980. Engraved wood. Sight : 200 x 285 mm. Very nice proof on japan, numbered and signed in pencil. All margins. Edition at 30 proofs. Framed.

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