Lot 69200 · 2017 November 3 American Art Signature Auction - Dallas
The Thinker, Life magazine cover, March 18
John Held Jr. · Watercolor and ink on board
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2017 November 3 American Art Signature Auction - Dallas · 3 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 13-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches (34.3 x 26.7 cm) (sight)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13612307
- Record
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John Held Jr., The Thinker, Life magazine cover, March 18. Heritage Auctions, 3 Nov 2017, lot 69200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13612307.
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John Held Jr., The Thinker, Life magazine cover, March 18. Heritage Auctions, 3 Nov 2017, lot 69200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13612307.
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From the same sale 2017 November 3 American Art Signature Auction - Dallas · Nov 2017
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| Leroy Neiman | Bunny Dip 24 x 12in (61 x 30.5cm) | $11,475 | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | |
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| Dean Cornwell | Woman in a Red Dress | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
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