Mario AVATI (1921 - 2009) Lot of five black manners from the "Instruments" series including: -LE VIF ECLAT DU ROUGE CERISE Black etching on paper signed lower center, titled and numbered 13/15 lower left 37.3 x 28.5 cm -DETAIL OF A PRESUMED PORTRAIT OF NICOLO PAGANINI Etching in the black manner on paper signed lower center, titled and numbered 13/15 lower left 37 x 28.4 cm -DECALCOMANIE FOR MOZART AS A CHILD Etching in the black manner on paper signed lower center, titled and numbered 13/15 lower left 28.7 x 37.3 cm -THE BALLAD OF MONTMORENCY Etching in the black manner on paper signed lower center, titled and numbered 13/15 lower left 28.7 x 37.3 cm -THE TROUBADOUR'S DIAGONAL Etching in the black manner on paper signed lower center, titled and numbered 13/15 lower left 28.4 x 37.1 cm

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