Lot 97092 · 2009 October Signature Illustration Art Auction
The Lifeguard, cartoon illustration
James Montgomery Flagg · Ink on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2009 October Signature Illustration Art Auction · 27 October 2009
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James Montgomery Flagg, The Lifeguard, cartoon illustration. Heritage Auctions, 27 Oct 2009, lot 97092. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13678331.
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James Montgomery Flagg, The Lifeguard, cartoon illustration. Heritage Auctions, 27 Oct 2009, lot 97092. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13678331.
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