Lot 93 · Modern American Art
Choosing Up (Four Sporting Boys: Baseball)—Study
Norman Rockwell · pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$100,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern American Art, New York · 17 April 2025
- Dimensions
- image, 16 x 13 ¾ in. (40.6 x 35 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3173247
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Choosing Up (Four Sporting Boys: Baseball)—Study. Christie's, 17 Apr 2025, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3173247.
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Norman Rockwell, Choosing Up (Four Sporting Boys: Baseball)—Study. Christie's, 17 Apr 2025, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3173247.
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