Lot 67042 · 2023 May 12 Diverse Visions: Important Works by American Masters Signature® Auction
Sleepers I
George Tooker · Egg Tempera on panel
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2023 May 12 Diverse Visions: Important Works by American Masters Signature® Auction · 12 May 2023
- Dimensions
- 18 x 30 inches (45.7 x 76.2 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13513273
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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George Tooker, Sleepers I. Heritage Auctions, 12 May 2023, lot 67042. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13513273.
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George Tooker, Sleepers I. Heritage Auctions, 12 May 2023, lot 67042. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13513273.
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