Lot 87173 · 2009 July Signature Illustration Art Auction
The Grand Adventure book cover
Michael W. Kaluta · Mixed-media on board
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- Heritage Auctions — 2009 July Signature Illustration Art Auction · 15 July 2009
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Michael W. Kaluta, The Grand Adventure book cover. Heritage Auctions, 15 Jul 2009, lot 87173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13679148.
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Michael W. Kaluta, The Grand Adventure book cover. Heritage Auctions, 15 Jul 2009, lot 87173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13679148.
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