Lot 71270 · 2020 October 16 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas
Spring, magazine cover story
Walter Beach Humphrey · Pencil and watercolor on paper
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2020 October 16 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas · 16 October 2020
- Dimensions
- 10-1/4 x 8.5 inches (26 x 21.6 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13575016
- Record
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Walter Beach Humphrey, Spring, magazine cover story. Heritage Auctions, 16 Oct 2020, lot 71270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13575016.
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Walter Beach Humphrey, Spring, magazine cover story. Heritage Auctions, 16 Oct 2020, lot 71270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13575016.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Beach Humphrey | Sweet Lovers Love the Spring, Elks magazine cover study | $525 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2020 | |
| Walter Beach Humphrey | Spring, magazine cover study | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2020 | ||
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