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Georges ARTEMOFF (Russia-France / 1892-1965) Nude with bull statuette, circa 1951 Oil on canvas Signed 'Artemoff ' (lower right) 73 x 50 cm; with frame75 x 51 cm. Provenance : - Sale, Artcurial, Paris, July 6, 2010, lot 157. - Private collection (acquired during this sale). Bibliography : - P. Ruffié, Georges Artemoff 1892-1965, Ed. Privat, Toulouse, 2018, p. 183, no. 383 (the present illustrated work)

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Georges ARTEMOFF (Russia-France / 1892-1965) Nude with bull statuette, circa 1951 Oil on canvas Signed 'Artemoff ' (lower right) 73 x 50 cm; with frame75 x 51 cm. Provenance : - Sale, Artcurial, Paris, July 6, 2010, lot 157. - Private collection (acquired during this sale). Bibliography : - P. Ruffié, Georges Artemoff 1892-1965, Ed. Privat, Toulouse, 2018, p. 183, no. 383 (the present illustrated work)

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