Lot 133
Adolf Born (1930 - 2016) THE PIED PIPER

52 x 32,5 cm (h x w)

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   |   1 800 €
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   |   8 000 €
price without premium
An illustrator with an inimitable style, Adolf Born is in high demand on the Czech market. Born's illustration of the rat-catcher of Hamelin, wearing four-legged rat shoes and a cap that points up into a rat's head, testifies to the illustrator's sense of humor and detail, underlined by his infinite imagination.

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