Lot 68181 · 2020 December 3 American Art Signature Auction - Dallas
Boy's Letter to Santa, The Saturday Evening Post cover study
Joseph Christian Leyendecker · Oil and pencil on canvas laid on board
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2020 December 3 American Art Signature Auction - Dallas · 3 December 2020
- Dimensions
- 11-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches (29.2 x 29.2 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13570397
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Boy's Letter to Santa, The Saturday Evening Post cover study. Heritage Auctions, 3 Dec 2020, lot 68181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13570397.
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Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Boy's Letter to Santa, The Saturday Evening Post cover study. Heritage Auctions, 3 Dec 2020, lot 68181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13570397.
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