Lot 70003 · 2013 May 11 Western & California Art Signature Auction - Dallas
Blue Butterfly
Albert Bierstadt · Oil and ink on paper
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2013 May 11 Western & California Art Signature Auction - Dallas · 11 May 2013
- Dimensions
- 5 x 8-1/4 inches (12.7 x 21.0 cm) (paper)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13650221
- Record
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Albert Bierstadt, Blue Butterfly. Heritage Auctions, 11 May 2013, lot 70003. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13650221.
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Albert Bierstadt, Blue Butterfly. Heritage Auctions, 11 May 2013, lot 70003. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13650221.
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From the same sale 2013 May 11 Western & California Art Signature Auction - Dallas · May 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly | Albert Bierstadt | — | |
| Butterfly, For Dell | Albert Bierstadt | — | |
| Butterfly | Albert Bierstadt | — | |
| Pen and ink on paper | Frederic Remington | — | |
| Indian on Horseback | Rosa Bonheur | — | |
| Plains Chief | Olaf Carl Seltzer | — |
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