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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 December 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3899701
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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David Gilmore Blythe, Our Glorious Independence. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2009, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3899701.
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David Gilmore Blythe, Our Glorious Independence. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2009, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3899701.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Courtship | Joseph Christian Leyendecker | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Moon Landing | Jamie Wyeth | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Industrial Plant | Edmund Lewandowski | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Fences | Paul Cadmus | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Woman at Telephone | Milton Avery | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Phoebe at Onteora | James Carroll Beckwith | $50,000–$70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gilmore Blythe | Joy of Youth and Joy of Old Age : A Pair of Works | $30,480 | Christie's, Jan 2026 | |
| David Gilmore Blythe | The Border Ruffian , 1856-59 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2024 | ||
| David Gilmore Blythe | david gilmour blythe | boy drinking from a barrel | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | Huck Finn | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Tavern, Poor Richard's Almanacks interior illustration s | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Milton Avery | Still Life | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Alfred Thompson Bricher | Landscape with River | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Milton Avery | The Letter | Phillips, Sep 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.