Lot 71271 · 2020 October 16 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas
Spring, magazine cover study
Walter Beach Humphrey · Watercolor on paper
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- Result
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2020 October 16 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas · 16 October 2020
- Dimensions
- 8 x 6-1/2 inches (20.3 x 16.5 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13575017
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Beach Humphrey, Spring, magazine cover study. Heritage Auctions, 16 Oct 2020, lot 71271. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13575017.
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Walter Beach Humphrey, Spring, magazine cover study. Heritage Auctions, 16 Oct 2020, lot 71271. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13575017.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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