Lot 76276 · 2025 November 7 Western Art: Visions of the American Frontier Signature® Auction
Butterfly (#9), from the Butterfly series
Ford Ruthling · Lithograph in colors on paper
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2025 November 7 Western Art: Visions of the American Frontier Signature® Auction · 7 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 27-1/2 x 35 inches (69.8 x 88.9 cm) (sight)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13455988
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Ford Ruthling, Butterfly (#9), from the Butterfly series. Heritage Auctions, 7 Nov 2025, lot 76276. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13455988.
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Ford Ruthling, Butterfly (#9), from the Butterfly series. Heritage Auctions, 7 Nov 2025, lot 76276. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13455988.
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