Lot 78233 · 2014 May 7 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills
"But Penelope and Little Bridget Drove Their Steam Engine Home That Night With Lots of Singing and Laughing...," The Railway Engine and the Hairy Brigands book illustration
Brian Froud · Mixed media on board
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2014 May 7 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills · 7 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 22.25 in. (main image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13643188
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Brian Froud, "But Penelope and Little Bridget Drove Their Steam Engine Home That Night With Lots of Singing and Laughing...," The Railway Engine and the Hairy Brigands book illustration. Heritage Auctions, 7 May 2014, lot 78233. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13643188.
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Brian Froud, "But Penelope and Little Bridget Drove Their Steam Engine Home That Night With Lots of Singing and Laughing...," The Railway Engine and the Hairy Brigands book illustration. Heritage Auctions, 7 May 2014, lot 78233. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13643188.
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