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Gabor, Jenö - Cubist female figure - (Pécs 1893-1968 ibid.) Watercolor. Signed upper right. Visible dimensions 49.5 x 33.5 cm; matted and framed under glass.

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Gabor, Jenö - Cubist female figure - (Pécs 1893-1968 ibid.) Watercolor. Signed upper right. Visible dimensions 49.5 x 33.5 cm; matted and framed under glass.

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For sale on Friday 26 Jul : 13:00 (CEST)
bamberg, Germany
Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser GmbH&Co.KG
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