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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3909863
- Record
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Louis Charles Moeller, Old Man Reading Paper. Sotheby's, 3 Mar 2010, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3909863.
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Louis Charles Moeller, Old Man Reading Paper. Sotheby's, 3 Mar 2010, lot 74. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3909863.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Mar 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Bouquet | Morris Graves | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Basket of Apples | Levi Wells Prentice | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Star | Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Still Life with Cat and Lobster | John Henry Dolph | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Bell | Henry Casselli | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Time Out | Stephen Gjertson | $12,000–$18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Charles Moeller | The Will 16 1/8 x 12 in. (41 x 30.5 cm.) | $2,176 | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | |
| Louis Charles Moeller | Gentlemen in Conversation | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Louis Charles Moeller | A Good Cigar | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Louis Charles Moeller | The Red Tam | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Louis Charles Moeller | Two Gentlemen in Conversation | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Boy on Stilts | Dane Fine Art, Jun 2025 | ||
| Louis Charles Moeller | Old Man Reading Paper | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| John Marin | Study for Brooklyn Bridge | Rago, Nov 2024 |
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.