Lot 68 · American Art
Study for 'Tom Sawyer (Huck Teaching Tom and Joe to Smoke)'
Norman Rockwell · oil and pencil on paperboard
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 21 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 16 x 17 ½ in. (40.6 x 44.5 cm.), sight size
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3873561
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Study for 'Tom Sawyer (Huck Teaching Tom and Joe to Smoke)'. Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873561.
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Norman Rockwell, Study for 'Tom Sawyer (Huck Teaching Tom and Joe to Smoke)'. Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873561.
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