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James Avati (American, 1912-2005)
Oil on board
13 x 18 inches (33.0 x 45.7 cm)
Signed lower left
This illustration was published as the paperback cover of A Murder in Paradise by Richard Gehman (Avon, 1956).
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James Avati (American, 1912-2005)
Oil on board
13 x 18 inches (33.0 x 45.7 cm)
Signed lower left
This illustration was published as the paperback cover of A Murder in Paradise by Richard Gehman (Avon, 1956).