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René Magritte

attempting the impossible : more than 300 works and unpublished material
ID 471933
Slug rene-magritte-siegfried-gohr
Contributors
Author : Siegfried Gohr
Author : Michel Draguet
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Publisher Standaard Uitgeverij NV - Algemeen & Import
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Language eng
Page count 323
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Publication date first 2017-02-22
Publication date latest 2017-08-08
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  • ISBN: 9789059088535 (BC)

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