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Tove Jansson

(Finland, 1914-2001)
Estimate
2 500 - 3 000 EUR
26 600 - 31 900 SEK
2 850 - 3 430 USD
Hammer price
2 700 EUR
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Tove Jansson
(Finland, 1914-2001)

"HOUSES IN FLORENCE".

Sign. -48. Oil on canvas 46x62 cm.

Tove Jansson - muistonäyttely Japanissa 18.3. - 22.8.2004. Tove Jansson and Friends from Moominvalley Exhibition.

Provenance

Bought directly from the artist, since then in the same family.

Exhibitions

Amos Anderson 1992-1993, Turku Art Museum 1993, Tampere Art Museum 1994, Tampere Art Museum 2002. "Tove Jansson and Friends From Moominvalley" 2004. Tampere Art Museum - Pirkanmaan aluetaidemuseo; Toei Company Ltd, Japan.
Exhibition venue: Japani: Daimaru Museum, Tokio, Kioto ja Sinsaibashi; The World Children Art Museum, Osaka; Mitsukoshi Gallery, Fukuoka.

Literature

Illustrated: Erik Kruskopf "Bildkonstnären Tove Jansson" p. 225.