Lot 78628 · 2010 August Signature Illustration Art Auction
Pulp cover concept preliminary illustration
Rafael De Soto · Pencil and paint on...
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- Heritage Auctions — 2010 August Signature Illustration Art Auction · 17 August 2010
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- TB-2026-13671568
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Rafael De Soto, Pulp cover concept preliminary illustration. Heritage Auctions, 17 Aug 2010, lot 78628. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13671568.
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Rafael De Soto, Pulp cover concept preliminary illustration. Heritage Auctions, 17 Aug 2010, lot 78628. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13671568.
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