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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, New York · 29 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3541065
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, study for 'boy reading his sister's diary'. Sotheby's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3541065.
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Norman Rockwell, study for 'boy reading his sister's diary'. Sotheby's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3541065.
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From the same sale American Paintings · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Coast | Alfred Thompson Bricher | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Seascape | Alfred Thompson Bricher | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Carnival of Autumn | Marsden, Hartley. 1877-1943. | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Fishermen at Dock | Henry B. Snell | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Chicken | Milton Avery | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Street Fight | Everett Shinn | $100,000–$150,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | International Scouting (George Washington and Scouts) | $30,000 | Heritage Auctions, May 2026 | |
| Norman Rockwell | International Scouting (Statue of Liberty and Scouts) | Heritage Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Schoolmaster Flogging Tom Sawyer, interior book illustration | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2017 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Portrait of a Red Cross Nurse | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Tavern, Poor Richard's Almanacks interior illustration s | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Portrait of Richard Nixon, The Saturday Evening Post cover s | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Boy and Dad on Dock, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance adv | Heritage Auctions, May 2019 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Winter: Sledding, study for Brown & Bigelow Calendar | Heritage Auctions, May 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.