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American painter Albert Contreras, born in 1933 and deceased in 2017, is represented in the available information by an abstract composition titled “Composition with Orange Circle No. 26”. This oil on canvas, signed and dated 1965 on the reverse, measures 90 × 90 cm. Its provenance is given as the Runnqvist collection, formerly the Bonnier gallery. The work was sold for 650 at an online auction by Genève Enchères in April 2026.
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Genève Enchères
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Oil on canvas
Composition au cercle orange n°26
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-04-27
Published result : 650 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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