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Maurice Sterne (1878-1957) 'A Balinese woman selling fruit', signed and 'Bali' lower right,board. 53 x 27 cm. Executed 1913-1914. Provenance: Private collection, United States. Maurice Sterne was a 'well-known painter, draughtsman, graphic artist and sculptor, who came to Bali in 1913-1914. His striking drawings, paintings and sculptures from Bali were very well received in New York at the time, as they will undoubtedly be, should they appear on the market today.' (Source: Haks & Maris, Lexicon of foreign artists who visualized Indonesia (1600-1950),1995, p. 255).