BEN (né en 1935) The right to be oneself, I'm Corsican...2006
Acrylic on black p…

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BEN (né en 1935)

The right to be oneself, I'm Corsican...2006 Acrylic on black paper, signed and dated lower right 54 x 75 cm Provenance : Private collection, Paris A certificate from the artist will be given to the buyer. This work is registered in the artist's Catalogue Raisonné under number 10751

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BEN (né en 1935)

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