Lot 71421 · 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
Fight in the Desert, Probable Men's magazine interior illustration
Norman Saunders · Gouache on board
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 25 April 2023
- Dimensions
- 15-1/4 x 21-1/2 inches (38.7 x 54.6 cm) (sight)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13514514
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Saunders, Fight in the Desert, Probable Men's magazine interior illustration. Heritage Auctions, 25 Apr 2023, lot 71421. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13514514.
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Norman Saunders, Fight in the Desert, Probable Men's magazine interior illustration. Heritage Auctions, 25 Apr 2023, lot 71421. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13514514.
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