NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER)
0.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2003 Mar 22 @ 12:00UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975). Pencil sketch. Sheep. Ex Otha Wearin collection. 7" x 11.25". Estimate $3,000-$4,000.
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United States
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