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Lot 47 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

Betty During A Noon Luncheon Which Naughty Betty Held for Naughty Helen (Who Didn't Win) Prior to the Miss Dog America Contest (Held, Later, in the Long Hallway Just Outside Mrs. Jenkins' Bedroom Door) and (Won by Good Helen)

Donald Roller Wilson · oil on linen mounted on panel in artist's frame

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Estimate
$8,000–$12,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 14 December 2017
Dimensions
overall: 20 ¼ x 17 ¼ in. (51.4 x 43.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3851328
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Donald Roller Wilson, Betty During A Noon Luncheon Which Naughty Betty Held for Naughty Helen (Who Didn't Win) Prior to the Miss Dog America Contest (Held, Later, in the Long Hallway Just Outside Mrs. Jenkins' Bedroom Door) and (Won by Good Helen). Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851328.

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Donald Roller Wilson, Betty During A Noon Luncheon Which Naughty Betty Held for Naughty Helen (Who Didn't Win) Prior to the Miss Dog America Contest (Held, Later, in the Long Hallway Just Outside Mrs. Jenkins' Bedroom Door) and (Won by Good Helen). Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851328.

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