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Lot 25 · Sotheby's N07802

Willard L. Metcalf (1858-1925) BOYS FISHING

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Estimate
$125,000–$175,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07802 · 22 May 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-2861621
Record
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Willard L. Metcalf (1858-1925) BOYS FISHING. Sotheby's, 22 May 2002, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2861621.

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Willard L. Metcalf (1858-1925) BOYS FISHING. Sotheby's, 22 May 2002, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2861621.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N07802 · May 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Edward Borein (1872-1945) THE BUFFALO HUNT $40,000–$60,000
Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) LANDSCAPE WITH HILLS AND CLOUDS $30,000–$50,000
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874) SIOUX INDIAN AT A GRAVE $50,000–$75,000
Jane Peterson (1876-1965) ON THE PIER, EDGARTOWN $300,000–$400,000
William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) SEATED FIGURE $60,000–$80,000
Frederic Remington (1861-1909) BATTLE OF WASHITA $100,000–$150,000

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