Lot 71453 · 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
Brunette Portrait
Alberto Vargas · Pencil and watercolor on paper
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- Estimate
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 25 April 2023
- Dimensions
- 27-5/8 x 20-1/4 inches (70.2 x 51.4 cm) (sheet)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13514546
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Alberto Vargas, Brunette Portrait. Heritage Auctions, 25 Apr 2023, lot 71453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13514546.
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Alberto Vargas, Brunette Portrait. Heritage Auctions, 25 Apr 2023, lot 71453. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13514546.
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