Lot 17203 · 2025 February 26 History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction
When Words Fail Yuh, Chicago Tribune newspaper
Gaar Williams · India ink on heavyweight paper
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- Heritage Auctions — 2025 February 26 History in Pen & Ink: A Century of Cartoons & Illustrations Showcase Auction · 26 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 13 x 12 inches (33.0 x 30.5 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13474671
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Gaar Williams, When Words Fail Yuh, Chicago Tribune newspaper. Heritage Auctions, 26 Feb 2025, lot 17203. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13474671.
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Gaar Williams, When Words Fail Yuh, Chicago Tribune newspaper. Heritage Auctions, 26 Feb 2025, lot 17203. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13474671.
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