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Motif in North Africa

Motif in North Africa

Bruno Mertens (in 1965)

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Title Motif in North Africa
Material and technique Oil on jute
Object type
Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Height Error: 113,6 is not a valid BCD value cm
Width Error: 184,3 is not a valid BCD value cm
Depth Error: 2,4 is not a valid BCD value cm
Artists Artist: Bruno Mertens
Accession number 3095 (MK)
Credits Gift, 1984
Department Modern Art
Acquisition date 1984
Creation date in 1965
Material
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Geographical origin The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Bruno Mertens

Renkum 1914 - Kerikeri 2010

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