Lot 87196 · 2009 March Signature Illustration Art Auction
I Fought the Sea Killer, Adventure cover, August
Mort Künstler · Gouache on bo...
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- Heritage Auctions — 2009 March Signature Illustration Art Auction · 12 March 2009
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- TB-2026-15088628
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Mort Künstler, I Fought the Sea Killer, Adventure cover, August. Heritage Auctions, 12 Mar 2009, lot 87196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-15088628.
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Mort Künstler, I Fought the Sea Killer, Adventure cover, August. Heritage Auctions, 12 Mar 2009, lot 87196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-15088628.
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From the same sale 2009 March Signature Illustration Art Auction · Mar 2009
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