Lot Essay
The upper left signature and '48 date appear to be of an older underlying composition.
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Étoile de mer - Star fish
Details
Corneille (DUTCH, B. 1922)
Étoile de mer - Star fish
signed and dated 'Corneille/'49' (upper right), and signed and dated again '48' (upper left), and signed and dated again, inscribed and inscribed with title 'Amsterdam' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45 x 40 cm.
Étoile de mer - Star fish
signed and dated 'Corneille/'49' (upper right), and signed and dated again '48' (upper left), and signed and dated again, inscribed and inscribed with title 'Amsterdam' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45 x 40 cm.
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