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Baba’s ‘Canal Grande’ is best-selling painting at Artmark Post-modernism and Contemporary auction

January 29, 2014

The Post-modernism and Contemporary auction organized by auction house Artmark in the Romanian capital Tuesday evening had overall sales of 197,350 euros, with the best-seller being Corneliu Baba’s painting ‘Canal Grande’, that sold off for 18,000 euros, Agerpres informs. Some of the works having sold off for high amounts included ‘Prapor’ (Flag) by Georgeta Naparus, [...]

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