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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2014 | Christie's | New York | Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale | 11 | $****** - ****** | Tête de femme à deux profils |
paintings
91.7 x 73.3 cm (36.1 x 28.86 in)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
Dora Maar, Paris, gift of the artist. Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York. E.V. Thaw & Co., Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1966.
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