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Lot 50 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture

Rocky Surf off Rhode Island

William Trost Richards

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Estimate
$80,000–$120,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 October 2013
Record ID
TB-2026-4197484
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Trost Richards, Rocky Surf off Rhode Island. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2013, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4197484.

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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Oct 2013

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