Franz Josef Kline (1910-1962)(Attributed*, in the manner of the artist): Abstract Composition, oil on canvas, signed, c.1950. Framed, accompanied by certificate of attribution by art historian and painting conservator Bruce Wood, MFA.

Dimensions: 26.25x23.5 in. frame, 24x21 in. canvas

Provenance: Private collection, Romania. Reportedly confiscated by the Russian Government in the 1960's and later restituted to its rightful owners after the breakup of the Soviet Union. This painting was purchased by the collector from one of those owners or their heirs.

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