Null Kummer, Carl Robert 1810 Dresden - 1889 Dresden
Cloudy day in the highlands…
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Kummer, Carl Robert 1810 Dresden - 1889 Dresden Cloudy day in the highlands. Oil/wood, 27.5 x 36.5 cm. Prov.: Royal House of Saxony, Gallery Herm. Abels, Cologne.

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Kummer, Carl Robert 1810 Dresden - 1889 Dresden Cloudy day in the highlands. Oil/wood, 27.5 x 36.5 cm. Prov.: Royal House of Saxony, Gallery Herm. Abels, Cologne.

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