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Signed, framed oil of English battling sailing ships
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed oil of English battling sailing ships signed on back, “Papaluca 1971” FOR MORE
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20th Century Paintings

Portrait of the Ship "Fred W. Chase" of Maine
Located in New York City, NY
Portrait of the ship "Fred W. Chase" of Maine. Mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Untitled (Ship at Sea)
Located in New York, NY
on Paper, 4.50 x 8 (10 x 13.50 Framed), Mid to Late 20th Century Colors: Black and White
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Mid-20th Century Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Carbon Pencil

CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE,
Located in Petworth, GB
JACK SPURLING CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE, 1905 TONS. BUILT BY ROBERT DUNCAN, 1885, FOR C.S. CAIRD
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Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Ships in the manner of Jean Buffet; oil on linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signed illegibly; Ships in the manner of Jean Buffet; oil on linen; 15.5 x 31.25 in; framed: 24 x
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Ken Hammond, XX, Marine School, Watercolor, An Estuary Scene with Clipper Ships
Located in Gallatin, TN
Ken Hammond, XX, Marine School, Watercolor, An estuary scene with clipper ships, sailing boats
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Palm City, FL
painting was commissioned in 1913 by either Bull himself or perhaps the captain of the ship again under
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

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Board

Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office
By Otis Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay. WPA Competition Entry for Rincon Annex Post Office
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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Tempera, Board

Eugène Galien-Laloue Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, Gouache on Board, Signed
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in New York, NY
Eugène Galien-Laloue (French, 1854-1941), Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, gouache on board, signed
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Early 20th Century French Modern Paintings

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Gouache

Trumeau Wall Mirror with Tall Ship Painting by Margo Alexander
By Margo Alexander
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a wonderful little trumeau mirror with a nautical painting of an American Tall Ship by
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20th Century American Nautical Objects

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Mirror, Mahogany, Paint

Miniature Early 20th Century Oil - Steam Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th century study of a steam ship moored just off the shore. The work has a
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Painting "Danish Sailing Ship", Denmark, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Danish Sailing Ship", Denmark, early 20th century Dimensions with frame: 56 x 42 cm
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Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

T. Slowsky - Signed 20th Century Oil, French Ship on Stormy Seas
Located in Corsham, GB
An excellent oil painting on canvas in the 19th century manner showing a stormy marine scene with a
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20th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Ship at Sunset
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful coastal scene depicting a ship pulling into a harbour as the sun begins to set. The
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting of Ships Deck Cruise Ship Canberra
By Frank Forty
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Inscribed verso and dated 80' size: 11 x 15 inches Superb original watercolour painting by the
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Painting "Ship in the Open Waters", Scandinavia, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Ship in the open waters", Scandinavia, early XX century. dimensions with frame: 39
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Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Sutcliffe - 20th Century Oil, Ships at Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
An attractive oil painting, depicting a seascape with four ships - HMS Antelope Type 21 frigate
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Ships Approaching Port
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming nautical scene depicting a large ship and other vessels approaching port. Presented in a
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Preston Williams - Mid 20th Century Oil, Merchant Ships
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressive Turner-esque scene depicting merchant ships moored in a continental harbour. The
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - Sailing Ship at Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
Presented in a veneered frame. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Edwards - Early 20th Century Oil, Tall Ships At Dock
Located in Corsham, GB
A fin nautical scene in oil, showing a pair of fine tall ships with furled masts, anchored at dock
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese Export 19th/20th Century Ships at Sea Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Kingston, NY
Chinese school 19th/20th century ships at sea oil on painting canvas.
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

G. Pares - Early 20th Century Oil, Ships at Harbour
Located in Corsham, GB
A harbour scene depicting moored ships and sailing boats. Presented in a distressed gilt-effect
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Huge Painting "A Ship on the High Sea", Scandinavia, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
A huge painting "A Ship on the High Sea", Scandinavia, early 20th century. Image dimensions
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Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

C. Lisen - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Still Life with Model Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A figurine and a red book sit beside an impressive model ship in this still life composition. The
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Ship Painting, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Ship Painting, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Belgian Paintings

Gunnar Nordström (1921-2014) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Rigs of a Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant oil painting captures the bow of a ship with rigging framing city buildings across the
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Nautical Painting of Sailors on Ship
Located in Fulton, CA
Impressionist style oil painting of sailors on a ship. Impressive addition to a nautical theme
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Walnut, Paint

Mid Century Modern Ship Yard Oil Painting C.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern Ship Yard Oil Painting C.1950 Fine oil painting of a busy shipyard Original
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ken Hammond - 20th Century Oil, Ships on the Shore
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful scene depicts large ships moored on a beach as horse and carts wait patiently in
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Fishing Ship Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-651 Circa 1920's original oil on canvas depicting fishing ships displayed on a wood
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Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

George Richard Deakins (1911-1982) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Tall Ship at Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant nautical scene by the well listed artist George Richard Deakins. The use of heavy impasto applied with a palette knife and vivid block colour is a trademark of Deakin's wor...
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

J. Bishop - Framed 20th Century Oil, Ships at Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a white wood frame with canvas slip. Signed. On canvas on stretchers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

H. Vader - Early 20th Century Oil, As the Ships Come In
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful depiction of a group of people watching ships come in from sea. The artist has used a
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Albert Eldh (1878-1955) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Ship s Figurehead
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscribed to the reverse in Swedish "On the tenth anniversary of Ebbe Liebrathsgatan, this painting
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Robert Witherspoon (1842-1917) - Early 20th Century Oil, Ships at Dawn
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with a fluted cove and laurel and berry running pattern. On panel .
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

John Edwin Noble (1876-1941) - Early 20th Century Oil, The Ship Hotel
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th Century scene showing a view of the Ship Hotel in Halliford, Middlesex (built in
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Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

American Nautical Oil on Canvas Battling Ships at Sea, 20th Century, N. Thomas
Located in Charleston, SC
American Nautical oil on canvas with three battling ships at sea in the original gilt frame, 20th
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20th Century American American Classical Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Vintage Ocean Sailboat Ship Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage sailboat ship oil on canvas painting Deep saturated colors of blues and greens in the
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

J.S. Wills - Large 20th Century Signed Nautical Oil, Ships on Rough Waters
Located in Corsham, GB
A superb large 20th century nautical oil painting by J.S. WIlls, depicting ships on rough seas
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20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Robert Witherspoon (1842-1917 - Early 20th Century Oil, Ships on Rough Seas
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame with a fluted cove and laurel and berry running pattern. On board.
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Early 20th Century Watercolour - Tall Ships At Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th Century nautical watercolour showing various vessels, including a striking tall
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Charming Danish Ship Painting, Signed 1906
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Charming Danish ship painting, signed 1906.
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20th Century Paintings

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Paint

Antique European Painting of a Ship
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage painting originates from Europe and features a large ship as its subject.
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Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

John Sutton (b.1935) - Framed 20th Century Watercolour, Loading the Ships
By John Sutton
Located in Corsham, GB
seen along the cobbled sidewalk, loading and unloading a multitude of ships at low tide. The artist has
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Antonio Jacobsen Painting of the Ship New York
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, and got a job decorating safes. At that time, he began painting portraits of the vessels of the Old
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Clipper Ship Seascape Oil Painting by Winnifred Ocean Nautical Maritime
Located in Dayton, OH
Oil on canvas seascape painting featuring a sailing ship on a choppy ocean, signed Winnifred lower
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Framed Oil Painting of Ships by Constant Le Breton
Located in Austin, TX
An oil painting on canvas featuring a scene of ships by the celebrated French artist, Constant Le
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20th Century French Paintings

Aubrey Ramus - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Ships at Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine and detailed watercolour painting with gouache details and areas of sgraffito by the artist
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Sailing Ships
Located in Surfside, FL
Maritime Impressionist painting in somber night sky colors.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Continental Oil on Board City Harbor Scene Painting with Ship Figure
Located in Big Flats, NY
, structures and docked cruise ship, seated in giltwood frame, 20th century Measures: overall 10.75" H x
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20th Century European Paintings

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Giltwood

Sailing Ships
Located in Surfside, FL
Maritime Impressionist painting in somber night sky colors.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge Maritime Oil Painting Classic Sailing Ship Choppy Waters
By John Stewart
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
and nature. Born in Stratford, England in 1948, John Stewart began drawing and painting ships at an
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Late 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French Oil Painting on Board of Sailing Ships by H. Kermao
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French oil painting on board of sailing ships, signed by H. Kermao.
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20th Century French Paintings

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Wood

HMS VICTORY Huge Old Pub Sign Ship Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
once part of a pub sign or tavern interior, we have this superb large scale oil painting depicting one
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Ship in Open Water
By Montague Dawson
Located in New Orleans, LA
greatest marine painter of the 20th century. In A Ship in Open Water, Dawson’s skill at photorealism and
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20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painting Portuguese LEVY LIMA Naval battle Copper war ships
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham LEVY LIMA Lajedos (Portugal), 1948 - Oil on copper Signed lower right "Abraham Lévy Lima" Framed It could be the naval battle that took place on the Tagus, Portugal, on July...
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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20th Century Ship Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of 20th century ship paintings available for sale. A selection of these works in the modern, Impressionist and Surrealist styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add 20th century ship paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown, beige, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Ulrich Gleiter, Yevgeniy Repiashenko, André Masson, Gabriele Galantara and Rudolph Carl Gorman are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are 20th Century Ship Paintings?

The average selling price for 20th century ship paintings we offer is $1,748, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $500,000 for the highest priced.
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