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Fat Cat
William Gropper (American, 1897–1977)
$230 price realized incl. premium
≈ £121≈ €178
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “Watercolor caricature study of an older man in red suit and bow tie seated in a chair with letters on the ground”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 14-3/4” x 10”
- Auction house
- James D. Julia
- Sale
- Spring Antiques & Fine Arts Auction <br>Low Estimate: $780,000 / Final Sales: $841,126! (spring-antiques-fine-arts-auction/?session=2)
- Date
- May 13, 2006
- Location
- Fairfield, Maine
- Lot
- 543
- Estimate
- $800 – $1,200 (≈ £422 – £633) (≈ €619 – €929)
- Source
- Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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