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CANDIDA HÖFER (b. 1944)
College Saint-Augustin Bitche I
signed 'Candida Hofer' (on the backing board)
color coupler print
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
Executed in 1999. This work is number three from an edition of six.
Provenance
Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna
Private collection
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 10 May 2006, lot 602
Rose Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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While this lot is being sold to benefit charitable organization, a US taxpayer is not able to claim a deduction for any amount of the purchase price.
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