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Lot 119 · Sotheby's N07950

Rocky Surf off Rhode Island

William Trost Richards

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Estimate
$80,000–$120,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07950 · 3 December 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-3015139
Record
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William Trost Richards, Rocky Surf off Rhode Island. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2003, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3015139.

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William Trost Richards, Rocky Surf off Rhode Island. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2003, lot 119. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3015139.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N07950 · Dec 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
"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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