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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 8 April 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3999293
- Record
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Donald De Lue, The Rocket Thrower. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2011, lot 106. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3999293.
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Donald De Lue, The Rocket Thrower. Sotheby's, 8 Apr 2011, lot 106. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3999293.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Apr 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Covey Rise | Aiden Lassell Ripley | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Abstract Composition | George Lovett Kingsland Morris | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Mallards in Flight | Ken Carlson | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Oak Grove | Robert Alexander Darrah Miller | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Montana with Garrison Up | Henry Stull | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Old Man Reading Paper | Louis Charles Moeller | $2,000–$3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald De Lue | Icarus 30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, on a 32 1/2 in. high marble b | $40,960 | Bonhams, May 2024 | |
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| Donald De Lue | Quest Eternal | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Lafayette | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
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| Milton Avery | Mexican Woman with Chicken (Chicken Vendor) | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Cosmic Being | Sotheby's, Sep 2008 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Genesis - The Evening and the Morning of the Second Day | Sotheby's, Mar 2008 |
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