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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, New York · 28 September 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4109606
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Donald De Lue, the rocket thrower. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2012, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4109606.
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Donald De Lue, the rocket thrower. Sotheby's, 28 Sep 2012, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4109606.
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From the same sale American Paintings · Sep 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| By the Old Aqueduct, Campagna, Italy | George Inness | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Wilderness Landscape, Kansas | Birger Sandzén | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The New York Stock Exchange and the Financial District | Guy Arthur Wiggins | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| City Street with Subway | Savo Radulovich | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Forms in Space | George Lovett Kingsland Morris | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| A Spring Norther & Bluebonnets, Texas | Robert William Wood | $18,000–$25,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald De Lue | Spirit of Youth , 1955 | $16,640 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2024 | |
| Donald De Lue | Isaiah | Rago, Nov 2024 | ||
| Donald De Lue | chanson d'amour | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Sun God (Helios) | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2024 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Spirit of American youth | Christie's, May 2011 | ||
| Donald De Lue | A Carved Gilt-Wood Panel of St. Michael, Circa 1942 | Christie's, Apr 1999 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Poseidon | Sotheby's, Sep 2008 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Quest Eternal | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 |
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.