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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08096 · 18 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3237822
- Record
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Norman Rockwell, His First Duck. Sotheby's, 18 May 2005, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3237822.
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Norman Rockwell, His First Duck. Sotheby's, 18 May 2005, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3237822.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08096 · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petunia and Coleus | Georgia O'keeffe | $3,500,000–$4,500,000 | |
| Coastal Sunset | John Frederick Kensett | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Apple Branch | Fairfield Porter | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Stream in a Wooded Interior | Worthington Whittredge | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| A Field of Crocuses | George Hitchcock | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Winter Harmony | John Henry Twachtman | $150,000–$250,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | The Night Before Christmas (Santa Peering over Chair at Slee | $375,000 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2019 | |
| Norman Rockwell | Ukulele Serenade | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Vacation! (Country Gentleman) | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Study for Happy Birthday Miss Jones | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | My Mother (Soldier with French Woman) | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | good land! | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Scouting is Outing | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Right Way | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 |
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