Lot 142 · Sotheby's N01768
'the big parade' and 'playing hookey': a pair of drawings for the 'fondest memories' series
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N01768 · 16 September 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3292454
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, 'the big parade' and 'playing hookey': a pair of drawings for the 'fondest memories' series. Sotheby's, 16 Sep 2005, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3292454.
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Norman Rockwell, 'the big parade' and 'playing hookey': a pair of drawings for the 'fondest memories' series. Sotheby's, 16 Sep 2005, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3292454.
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