Lot 71432 · 2023 October 6 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
The Biggest Bear, interior book illustration (two works)
Lynd Kendall Ward · Pencil and gouache on board, each
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2023 October 6 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 6 October 2023
- Dimensions
- 14-1/4 x 12 inches (36.2 x 30.5 cm) (image, each)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13504168
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Lynd Kendall Ward, The Biggest Bear, interior book illustration (two works). Heritage Auctions, 6 Oct 2023, lot 71432. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13504168.
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Lynd Kendall Ward, The Biggest Bear, interior book illustration (two works). Heritage Auctions, 6 Oct 2023, lot 71432. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13504168.
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