Lot 25 · The Proximus Art Collection: Selected Works
Study for 'Music Hath Charms'
Norman Rockwell · charcoal on joined paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Proximus Art Collection: Selected Works, Amsterdam · 21 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 35 x 29 ¼ in. (88.9 x 74.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3217164
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Study for 'Music Hath Charms'. Christie's, 21 May 2015, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3217164.
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Norman Rockwell, Study for 'Music Hath Charms'. Christie's, 21 May 2015, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3217164.
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From the same sale The Proximus Art Collection: Selected Works · May 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Going Through Inlet | Arthur G. Dove (1880-1946) | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| George Washington | Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755-1828) | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Rocks and Coast | George Bellows | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Sea Piece | John Marin | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Flying Figures (Two Floating Nude Acrobats) [LF 30] | Gaston Lachaise | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Resting Stag | Elie Nadelman | $400,000–$600,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | Study for Harvest Moon | $239,400 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Norman Rockwell | Study for "Cheerleaders" | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Danny the Freshman, 'With the grass wet and slippery fast fi | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | making good in a boys' camp ('percy arrived in camp the most | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The New Hat | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | me and my pal: rivals | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | first day of school, alternate idea (second version) | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
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