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Neue Malerei in England, Städtisches Museum, Leverkusen, 1961

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  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: H.+M.Schmidt-Rhen
  • Year: 1961
  • Client/Publisher: Städtisches Museum, Leverkusen
  • Size: 210mm x 198mm

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Neue Malerei in England, Städtisches Museum, Leverkusen, 1961. Designed by H.+M.Schmidt-Rhen
Neue Malerei in England, Städtisches Museum, Leverkusen, 1961. Designed by H.+M.Schmidt-Rhen

 

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