Lot 71253 · 2024 August 8 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
History of the World
Josh Kirby · Watercolor on board
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- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2024 August 8 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 8 August 2024
- Dimensions
- 9-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches (24.1 x 23.5 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13485852
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Josh Kirby, History of the World. Heritage Auctions, 8 Aug 2024, lot 71253. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13485852.
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