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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08224 · 13 September 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3473421
- Record
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William Trost Richards, breaking waves. Sotheby's, 13 Sep 2006, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3473421.
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William Trost Richards, breaking waves. Sotheby's, 13 Sep 2006, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3473421.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08224 · Sep 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Chance | Joe Neil Beeler | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Summer Landscape | Maurice Braun | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Black Mountain Road | Henry Martin Gasser | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Falling Behind | William Moyers | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Mura Lucano | Joseph Stella | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Spring | Anna Mary Robertson "grandma" Moses | $40,000–$60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Trost Richards | Coastal View, 1872 | $3,200 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2025 | |
| William Trost Richards | Near Tenby, England | Rago, Nov 2023 | ||
| William Trost Richards | A Rocky Coast | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2020 | ||
| William Trost Richards | Summer Landscape 10 x 20 in. (25.4 x 50.8 cm.) | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| William Trost Richards | Old Ocean's Grey and Melancholy Waste | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| William Trost Richards | American | Cutler Bay Auctions, Jun 2024 | ||
| William Trost Richards | Whale's Head Rock, Narragansett, Rhode Island | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| William Trost Richards | Surf At Sunset | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2021 |
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