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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern American Art , New York · 16 April 2026
- Dimensions
- 36 x 69 ½ in. (91.4 x 176.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3085301
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hale Woodruff, Picking Cotton. Christie's, 16 Apr 2026, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3085301.
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Hale Woodruff, Picking Cotton. Christie's, 16 Apr 2026, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3085301.
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From the same sale Modern American Art · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of an Aristocrat | JOHN HENRY BRADLEY STORRS (1885-1956) | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| Zinnia | Georgia O'keeffe | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Pink Zinnia | George Copeland Ault | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Ice Plant | Ralston Crawford | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| New England Towers | Oscar Bluemner | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Study for 'Dark Abstraction' | Arthur Dove | $150,000–$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Kahn | Pink Light on the Sea 42 1/4 x 60 1/8 in. (107.3 x 152.7 cm | $298,950 | Bonhams, May 2024 | |
| Milton Avery | Sea and Stars | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Milton Avery | White Gull Resting | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Hale Woodruff | picking cotton | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Milton Avery | Lavender Sea | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Striped Couch | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Wolf Kahn | Red Trees | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Milton Avery | Woman with Mandolin | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.