Lot 71278 · 2024 August 8 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
Descending the stairs
Harold Mccauley · Oil on canvas
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2024 August 8 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 8 August 2024
- Dimensions
- 26 x 20 inches (66.0 x 50.8 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13485877
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Harold Mccauley, Descending the stairs. Heritage Auctions, 8 Aug 2024, lot 71278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13485877.
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Harold Mccauley, Descending the stairs. Heritage Auctions, 8 Aug 2024, lot 71278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13485877.
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From the same sale 2024 August 8 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · Aug 2024
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