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Peter BEARD (1938 - 2020) Francis Bacon, London 1973. Large Polaroid Unique 1997. On verso of mount, author, date and caption. Visual format 86 × 55 cm. Frame size approx. 102 × 77.5 cm. Glass cracked on two corners. Provenance : Acte 2 Galerie 2006.

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Peter BEARD (1938 - 2020) Francis Bacon, London 1973. Large Polaroid Unique 1997. On verso of mount, author, date and caption. Visual format 86 × 55 cm. Frame size approx. 102 × 77.5 cm. Glass cracked on two corners. Provenance : Acte 2 Galerie 2006.

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