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  • Also from the collection Modern Art

    Number eight. Everything is going to be alright, Finland 2007

    Guido van der Werve, 2007

  • Also from the collection Modern Art

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    Klaas Gubbels, 1995

  • Also from the collection Modern Art

    On the Origin of Species

    Rob Scholte, 1988

  • Also from the collection Modern Art

    Curve-Vehicle

    John Bock, 2010

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Lucassen (in 1985)

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Title WHY
Material and technique Oil on canvas
Object type
Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Height 79,5 cm
Width 90 cm
Depth 4,5 cm
Artists Artist: Lucassen
Accession number 3120 (MK)
Credits Purchased 1986
Department Modern Art
Acquisition date 1986
Creation date in 1985
Material
Object
Geographical origin The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Lucassen

Amsterdam 1939

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