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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art of the Americas, Featuring the American West, New York · 24 January 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5269977
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Paul Wayland Bartlett, Bear Cub Grooming. Sotheby's, 24 Jan 2025, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5269977.
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Paul Wayland Bartlett, Bear Cub Grooming. Sotheby's, 24 Jan 2025, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5269977.
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From the same sale Art of the Americas, Featuring the American West · Jan 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Still Life | Severin Roesen | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Camino nuevo de Maiquetía | Fritz Siegfried George Melbye | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Road to the Rig | Peter Hurd | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| By the Shore | Alfred Thompson Bricher | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Chinaco | Manuel Serrano | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The War Bonnet Ceremony | Tom Lovell | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wayland Bartlett | Bear Tamer | $5,715 | Christie's, Jan 2026 | |
| Paul Wayland Bartlett | Preparedness | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2014 | ||
| Paul Wayland Bartlett | Reclining Lion | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Paul Wayland Bartlett | Homme accroupi | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Paul Wayland Bartlett | Seated Lion | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Paul Wayland Bartlett | Bear Cub Grooming | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Alfred Thompson Bricher | Seascape | Christie's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Alfred Thompson Bricher | Coastal Scene | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
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.