Lot 71400 · 2024 April 23 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
They Plunged into the Cool Water. Old Tales Re-Told, Britannia and Eve magazine interior, July
Fortunino Matania · Pencil, ink, and gouache on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2024 April 23 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 23 April 2024
- Dimensions
- 9-1/8 x 9-1/2 inches (23.2 x 24.1 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13492223
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- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Fortunino Matania, They Plunged into the Cool Water. Old Tales Re-Told, Britannia and Eve magazine interior, July. Heritage Auctions, 23 Apr 2024, lot 71400. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13492223.
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Fortunino Matania, They Plunged into the Cool Water. Old Tales Re-Told, Britannia and Eve magazine interior, July. Heritage Auctions, 23 Apr 2024, lot 71400. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13492223.
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