Lot 23151 · 2005 March FAI Signature Auction
.44 Western Magazine August, 1946.
Richard Lillis · A color printer's proof of the published cover is included.
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2005 March FAI Signature Auction · 4 March 2005
- Dimensions
- Oil on canvas, approximately 30 x 21. Signed lower right. The signature is faded but legible.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13701908
- Record
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Richard Lillis, .44 Western Magazine August, 1946. Heritage Auctions, 4 Mar 2005, lot 23151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13701908.
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Richard Lillis, .44 Western Magazine August, 1946. Heritage Auctions, 4 Mar 2005, lot 23151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13701908.
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