Lot 44 · American Art
Running for the Finish: Sloops Racing
James Edward Buttersworth · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 22 November 2016
- Dimensions
- 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3980719
- Record
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James Edward Buttersworth, Running for the Finish: Sloops Racing. Christie's, 22 Nov 2016, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3980719.
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James Edward Buttersworth, Running for the Finish: Sloops Racing. Christie's, 22 Nov 2016, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3980719.
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