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Lot 73
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Property of a Pennsylvania Collector
Adolf Schreyer (German, 1828-1899)
The Ambush
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Adolf Schreyer (German, 1828-1899)
The Ambush
signed 'Ad Schreyer' (lower right)
oil on canvas
32 ¼ x 51 ½ in. (81.9 x 130.8 cm.)
Adolf Schreyer (German, 1828-1899)
The Ambush
signed 'Ad Schreyer' (lower right)
oil on canvas
32 ¼ x 51 ½ in. (81.9 x 130.8 cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Abington, Pennsylvania, 1950s.
By descent to the present owner.
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