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The dimensions include a .8 cm high strip added along the bottom edge.
35.1 x 27.2 cm (13 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.) sheet: 35.9 x 27.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.) mount: 37.5 x 28.8 cm (14 3/4 x 11 5/16 in.)
[Christie's, Amsterdam, 14 November 1988], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.171.
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