Lot 71 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
studies of birds: seven watercolors
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 October 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4197495
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes, studies of birds: seven watercolors. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2013, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4197495.
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes, studies of birds: seven watercolors. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2013, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4197495.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Oct 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlight on Passamaquoddy Bay | George Inness | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Canada Geese in Flight | David Maass | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Trees at the Edge of a Clearing | Edward Henry Potthast | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Study of a Tree and Shrubs | Thomas Moran | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Hunters with a Dog in a Landscape | Thomas Doughty | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Riders on Horseback | Jonathan Green | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Agassiz Fuertes | Five Depictions of Shore Birds and Ducks sizes to 22 1/4 x 1 | $16,575 | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | |
| Louis Agassiz Fuertes | Bald Eagle | Sotheby's, Sep 2005 | ||
| William Trost Richards | Moonlit Seascape | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Grace Carpenter Hudson | It is a Good World | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Grace Carpenter Hudson | Ma-Yu 20 x 15 in. framed 26 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Louis Agassiz Fuertes | Members of the Hawk Family | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Louis Agassiz Fuertes | A pair of passenger pigeons accompanied by a second work (gr | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | Crest of the Wave | Sotheby's, Jul 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.