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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07950 · 3 December 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3015068
- Record
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George Benjamin Luks, the harmonica player. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2003, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3015068.
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George Benjamin Luks, the harmonica player. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2003, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3015068.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07950 · Dec 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Then, Upon One Knee Uprising, Hiawatha Aimed an Arrow" | Frederic Remington | $75,000–$100,000 | |
| Moonlight Campers | Edward Henry Potthast | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Duck Baby | Edith Baretto Parsons | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Torso | Gaston Lachaise | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Landscape | Birger Sandzén | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Making a Possible | Frederic Remington | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Benjamin Luks | upper manhattan | $50,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | |
| George Benjamin Luks | Saltbox | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Portrait of Maurice Prendergast | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Sunset at Williamsport | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Vacation: Boy Riding Goose, The Saturday Evening Post cover | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2021 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Sketch of Lady in a White Hat | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| George Benjamin Luks | Autumn Landscape | Heritage Auctions, May 2021 | ||
| Andrew Wyeth | Teel's Island Beach, 1950 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.