Lot 78187 · 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills
Blood on the Rio Grande, Argosy magazine story illustration
Mort Künstler · Oil on board
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2012 March 1-2 Illustration Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills · 2 March 2012
- Dimensions
- 20 x 29 in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13658970
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Mort Künstler, Blood on the Rio Grande, Argosy magazine story illustration. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2012, lot 78187. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13658970.
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Mort Künstler, Blood on the Rio Grande, Argosy magazine story illustration. Heritage Auctions, 2 Mar 2012, lot 78187. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13658970.
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