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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 16 April 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4253915
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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George Tooker, The Stairway. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2014, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4253915.
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George Tooker, The Stairway. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2014, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4253915.
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From the same sale American Paintings Drawings & Sculpture · Apr 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Path by a Lake in a Forest | Albert Bierstadt | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| The Big House In Big Flat | Carroll Cloar | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Abstract Composition (Untitled) | Madge Knight Howard | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Landscape with Cows | Henry Suydam | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Seated Cat (Tookey, the Zorach Cat) | William Zorach | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Two Pointers | Edmund Henry Osthaus | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Tooker | Tree | $60,000 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 | |
| George Tooker | White Curtain | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| George Tooker | Theesance | Christie's, Mar 2008 | ||
| George Tooker | Scraps of Paper | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| George Tooker | Orant | Christie's, May 1999 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Visage de Marie-Thérèse | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Vase deux anses hautes (A. R. 213) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Untitled | Bonhams, Apr 2025 |
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