Lot 71269 · 2020 October 16 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas
General Washington, magazine cover study
Walter Beach Humphrey · Pencil and watercolor on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2020 October 16 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas · 16 October 2020
- Dimensions
- 9-1/2 x 7 inches (24.1 x 17.8 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13575015
- Record
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Walter Beach Humphrey, General Washington, magazine cover study. Heritage Auctions, 16 Oct 2020, lot 71269. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13575015.
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Walter Beach Humphrey, General Washington, magazine cover study. Heritage Auctions, 16 Oct 2020, lot 71269. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13575015.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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