Null FRANCESC AGUILAR VILLALONGA (1942). "TORRENT DE PAREIS", 1979.
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FRANCESC AGUILAR VILLALONGA (1942). "TORRENT DE PAREIS", 1979. Oil on canvas. Signed. On the reverse, signed, located and dated. 46 x 38 cm; 60.5 x 52 cm (frame).

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FRANCESC AGUILAR VILLALONGA (1942). "TORRENT DE PAREIS", 1979. Oil on canvas. Signed. On the reverse, signed, located and dated. 46 x 38 cm; 60.5 x 52 cm (frame).

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