Lot 78096 · 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills
Playing Basketball
Rafael De Soto · Oil on canvas board
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills · 2 March 2012
- Dimensions
- 24 x 18 in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13658883
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Rafael De Soto, Playing Basketball. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2012, lot 78096. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13658883.
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From the same sale 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills · Mar 2012
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