Lot 32 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
Study for "The Problem We All Live With"
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 2 December 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3971569
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Study for "The Problem We All Live With". Sotheby's, 2 Dec 2010, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3971569.
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Norman Rockwell, Study for "The Problem We All Live With". Sotheby's, 2 Dec 2010, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3971569.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mural Detail Study No. 1 | Stuart Davis | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| The Tyrol | John Marin | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Fancy Hat | Milton Avery | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Lady with a Parrot | Julius Leblanc Stewart | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Still Life (Synchromy) | Thomas Hart Benton | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Snow. January, Southerly Wind, Cloudy Sky and Sunlight | John La Farge | $125,000–$175,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | We, Too, Have A Job to Do | $843,750 | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | |
| Norman Rockwell | Portrait of Jackie Kennedy | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
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| Norman Rockwell | Before the Date: Girl (i) & Before the Date: Cowboy (ii): Tw | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Carry On | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Right Way | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Little Model | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
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