Lot 159 · Works of Art from The Giuseppe Rossi Collection | Sold to Benefit a Charity
Boy Photographing Self-Portrait
Norman Rockwell · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Works of Art from The Giuseppe Rossi Collection | Sold to Benefit a Charity, London · 24 May 2007
- Dimensions
- 33 x 27 in. (83.8 x 68.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5556454
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Boy Photographing Self-Portrait. Christie's, 24 May 2007, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5556454.
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Norman Rockwell, Boy Photographing Self-Portrait. Christie's, 24 May 2007, lot 159. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5556454.
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