Lot 55 · American Art
Tides of Memory "Linda's dream was yours and mine--but her ship came in...and through the front door"
Norman Rockwell · oil on paperboard
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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 19 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 18 5/8 x 15 in. (47.3 x 38.1 cm.), image; 19 ¼ x 15 ¾ in. (48.9 x 40 cm.), overall
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4032431
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Tides of Memory "Linda's dream was yours and mine--but her ship came in...and through the front door". Christie's, 19 May 2016, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032431.
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Norman Rockwell, Tides of Memory "Linda's dream was yours and mine--but her ship came in...and through the front door". Christie's, 19 May 2016, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032431.
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