Pierre ALECHINSKY (1927), mixed media - etching on a demonised banknote, mounted on Velin with original East Indian ink in the wide margins - signed, dated and titled Pierre ALECHINSKY (1927), gemengde techniek – ets op een gedemonitiseerd bankbiljet, bevestigd op Velin met in de brede marges originele Oost-Indische inkt – getekend, gedateerd en betiteld 38.5 x 56.5 cm photo certificate signed by Alechinsky fotocertificaat getekend door Alechinsky framed with museum glass ingelijst met museumglas

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