Lot 78080 · 2014 May 7 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills
Man's Abiding Obsession- The Mother Body
James Montgomery Flagg · Watercolor and charcoal pencil on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2014 May 7 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills · 7 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 12.5 in. (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13643036
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James Montgomery Flagg, Man's Abiding Obsession- The Mother Body. Heritage Auctions, 7 May 2014, lot 78080. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13643036.
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James Montgomery Flagg, Man's Abiding Obsession- The Mother Body. Heritage Auctions, 7 May 2014, lot 78080. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13643036.
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