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A crescent moon amidst a starry sky, over a rural landscape.
diameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Cyril Humphris, London, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale, January 10, 1995, lot 64. Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 1995, sold to HUAM, 2000, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1995-2000
Red, brown, and pink chalk, and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in graphite
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