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Description

Hugh Joseph Ward (American, 1909-1945)
Somebody Stole My Gal, Private Detective pulp magazine cover, April 1944
Oil on canvas
30 x 21 in.
Signed lower left





Condition Report*: Glue-lined canvas on new stretchers; craquelure; under UV light, there appears to be scattered minor spots of inpaint in white background and along edges; pink pigment beneath mask man's hands appears to fluoresce. Not framed.
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Auction Dates
April, 2018
24th Tuesday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 7
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Sold on Apr 24, 2018 for: $17,500.00
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