Lot 71483 · 2024 April 23 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
The Perfect Wife
Steig, William. 1907-2003. · Ink and watercolor on paper
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- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2024 April 23 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 23 April 2024
- Dimensions
- 12 x 9 inches (30.5 x 22.9 cm) (sheet)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13492306
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Steig, William. 1907-2003., The Perfect Wife. Heritage Auctions, 23 Apr 2024, lot 71483. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13492306.
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Steig, William. 1907-2003., The Perfect Wife. Heritage Auctions, 23 Apr 2024, lot 71483. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13492306.
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