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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern American Art , New York · 16 April 2026
- Dimensions
- 22 ¼ x 36 in. (56.5 x 91.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3085372
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Harvey T. Dunn, "Smoking Meditatively, Saying No Word". Christie's, 16 Apr 2026, lot 94. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3085372.
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Harvey T. Dunn, "Smoking Meditatively, Saying No Word". Christie's, 16 Apr 2026, lot 94. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3085372.
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From the same sale Modern American Art · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of an Aristocrat | JOHN HENRY BRADLEY STORRS (1885-1956) | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| Zinnia | Georgia O'keeffe | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Pink Zinnia | George Copeland Ault | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Ice Plant | Ralston Crawford | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| New England Towers | Oscar Bluemner | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Study for 'Dark Abstraction' | Arthur Dove | $150,000–$250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey T. Dunn | Reclining Nude | $37,500 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2018 | |
| Harvey T. Dunn | The Mountain Sprite | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Harvey T. Dunn | Prairie Homesteaders Coming Home | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2009 | ||
| Harvey T. Dunn | The Stowaway, Every Week magazine, August | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2009 | ||
| Harvey T. Dunn | harvey t. dunn | the firing range | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Joseph Christian Leyendecker | US Navy Sailors, Collier's magazine cover study | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Harvey T. Dunn | Happy Dust, Women's Home Companion magazine interior, March | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Harvey T. Dunn | Dawn, Dawn, Dawn, Ticonderoga pencil advertisement | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2020 |
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.