Lot 221 · American Art
"The bullet...went smashing through the violin case and into the fiddler's shoulder."
Frank Earle Schoonover · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 18 May 2021
- Dimensions
- 24 3⁄4 x 37 in. (62.9 x 93.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3549351
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Earle Schoonover, "The bullet...went smashing through the violin case and into the fiddler's shoulder.". Christie's, 18 May 2021, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3549351.
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Frank Earle Schoonover, "The bullet...went smashing through the violin case and into the fiddler's shoulder.". Christie's, 18 May 2021, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3549351.
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