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Grandfather Telling a Story by Albrecht Anker — VisualArtsDB

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Grandfather Telling a Story

Grandfather Telling a Story

Grandfather Telling a Story

1884

Dimensions: 109 × 74 cm
Genre: Genre painting
Museum: Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Realism biedermeier

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Adaptation

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