Lot 158 · Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Suddenly Blackbeard Whipped Two Pistols From His Sash
Frank Earle Schoonover · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 7 March 2008
- Dimensions
- 28 x 33 in. (71.1 x 83.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5475977
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5475977 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5475977
Frank Earle Schoonover, Suddenly Blackbeard Whipped Two Pistols From His Sash. Christie's, 7 Mar 2008, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5475977.
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Frank Earle Schoonover, Suddenly Blackbeard Whipped Two Pistols From His Sash. Christie's, 7 Mar 2008, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5475977.
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