Lot 65 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
still life with watermelon, jug, and knife
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 30 September 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3876189
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Albert Francis King, still life with watermelon, jug, and knife. Sotheby's, 30 Sep 2009, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3876189.
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Albert Francis King, still life with watermelon, jug, and knife. Sotheby's, 30 Sep 2009, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3876189.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| His Master's Aim | Frank Califano | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Rutgers Square | Arnold Friedman | $5,000–$7,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Francis King | still life with watermelon, jug and knife | $23,750 | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | |
| William Trost Richards | A Long Island Beach | Rago, Nov 2023 | ||
| Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | Slavonic Dancer | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| William Trost Richards | crashing waves | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
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| Irving Ramsey Wiles | The Pink Hat 38 5/8 x 26 3/4 in. (98.1 x 67.9 cm.) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| William Trost Richards | the skelligs, coast of ireland | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
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