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Contrasts: Works of Petrus van der Velden
Download PDFCatalogue for the exhibition Contrasts: Works of Petrus van der Velden held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, 8 February - 5 April 1992.
The Robert McDougall Art Gallery 1932- 1982
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