Null MARIANO ALONSO-PEREZ VILLAGROSA Zaragoza (1857) / Madrid (1930) "Elegant fi…
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MARIANO ALONSO-PEREZ VILLAGROSA Zaragoza (1857) / Madrid (1930) "Elegant figures seated in a park", 1891 Oil on panel Signed, dated and located in Paris in the lower right corner. Measurements: 27 x 21.5

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MARIANO ALONSO-PEREZ VILLAGROSA Zaragoza (1857) / Madrid (1930) "Elegant figures seated in a park", 1891 Oil on panel Signed, dated and located in Paris in the lower right corner. Measurements: 27 x 21.5

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