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Lot 31 · The Art of Illustration

"The Negro compels Udea to Walk"

Henry Justice Ford

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $807–$1,130
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Art of Illustration, London · 12 December 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4135056
Record
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Henry Justice Ford, "The Negro compels Udea to Walk". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135056.

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