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COMUNELLO (20th). Composition including Place Stanislas. India ink on paper. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 48 x 59cm

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COMUNELLO (20th). Composition including Place Stanislas. India ink on paper. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 48 x 59cm

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