Lot 166 · American Art Online
"'Seek Signs!' Commanded the Wolf"
Frank Earle Schoonover · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art Online, Online · 21 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 25 1/8 x 44 in. (63.8 x 111.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3873674
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Earle Schoonover, "'Seek Signs!' Commanded the Wolf". Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873674.
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Frank Earle Schoonover, "'Seek Signs!' Commanded the Wolf". Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873674.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
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| Stoat | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
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| The Young Connoisseur | Robert M. Pratt (1811-1880) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
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