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Lot 72 · Sotheby's N08096

Head of Cape Split Looking toward Nash Island (Seascape)

John Marin

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Estimate
$60,000–$80,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08096 · 18 May 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3237833
Record
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John Marin, Head of Cape Split Looking toward Nash Island (Seascape). Sotheby's, 18 May 2005, lot 72. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3237833.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N08096 · May 2005

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Apple Branch Fairfield Porter $20,000–$30,000
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A Field of Crocuses George Hitchcock $60,000–$80,000
Winter Harmony John Henry Twachtman $150,000–$250,000

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