Lot 162 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
a saturday evening post cover
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 October 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4198383
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, a saturday evening post cover. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2013, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4198383.
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Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, a saturday evening post cover. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2013, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4198383.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle | Trick-or-Treat | $38,100 | Christie's, Apr 2026 | |
| Norman Rockwell | Vacation: Boy Riding Goose, The Saturday Evening Post cover | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2021 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | Still Life | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Charles Ephraim Burchfield | House with Cupola | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Milton Avery | March Drawing | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | Construction , c. 1932-33 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2024 | ||
| Charles Ephraim Burchfield | Backyard in November | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Milton Avery | Pink Nude | Rago, May 2026 |
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.