Lot 23120 · 2005 May Fine Art Signature Auction
Happy Guy
Earl Oliver Hurst · Original Magazine Story Illustration, c.1940
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- Heritage Auctions — 2005 May Fine Art Signature Auction · 11 May 2005
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- TB-2026-13700275
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Earl Oliver Hurst, Happy Guy. Heritage Auctions, 11 May 2005, lot 23120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13700275.
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Earl Oliver Hurst, Happy Guy. Heritage Auctions, 11 May 2005, lot 23120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13700275.
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From the same sale 2005 May Fine Art Signature Auction · May 2005
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Oliver Hurst | Cartoon illustration, King Features Syndicate, March 19 | $358 | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2009 | |
| Earl Oliver Hurst | French Without a Struggle, Collier's National Weekly illustr | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2009 | ||
| Earl Oliver Hurst | Post Toasties Corn Flakes, original advertising illustration | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2007 | ||
| Alberto Vargas | Sleepy Time Gal | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Dancing Partners | Dane Fine Art, Oct 2023 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Summer | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Earl Oliver Hurst | Original Collier's Post Toasties Corn Flakes cereal advertis | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2007 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | My Adventures as an Illustrator. Garden City: Doubleday & Co | Bonhams, Jul 2024 |
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