Avni ARBAS (Turquie, 1919-2003) The great bouquet Oil on canvas 60 x 73.3 cm painted in 1955 signed and dated "Avni Arbas 1955" upper left bears the exhibition label "École de Paris 1955 Galerie Charpentier, Paris" and "Avni le Vase noir 4B". *** Oil on canvas signed and dated "Avni Arbas 1955" lower left bears the exhibition label 'École de Paris 1955 Galerie charpentier, Paris' and 'Avni le Vase noir 4B' Private collection, Paris Ecole de Paris exhibition, Galerie Charpentier, Paris 1955. This work is numbered 3 in the "Galerie Charpentier - École de Paris 1955" exhibition catalog. This work is numbered 3 in the exhibition catalog of the "Galerie Charpentier - École de Paris 1955".

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