Null Kröner, Christian Johann (Rinteln 1838 - 1911 Düsseldorf), Roaring stag and…
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Kröner, Christian Johann (Rinteln 1838 - 1911 Düsseldorf), Roaring stag and deer cows in a forest clearing, oil on canvas, signed lower right a. dat. 1901, 55 x 65 cm, in a gilded profiled wooden frame, overall size: 69 x 78.5 cm, 4374 - 0003

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Kröner, Christian Johann (Rinteln 1838 - 1911 Düsseldorf), Roaring stag and deer cows in a forest clearing, oil on canvas, signed lower right a. dat. 1901, 55 x 65 cm, in a gilded profiled wooden frame, overall size: 69 x 78.5 cm, 4374 - 0003

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