Lot 64 · American Art
'if your eyesight controls your "great decisions..."' (two old gents playing cards)
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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 21 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4264568
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, 'if your eyesight controls your "great decisions..."' (two old gents playing cards). Sotheby's, 21 May 2014, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4264568.
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Norman Rockwell, 'if your eyesight controls your "great decisions..."' (two old gents playing cards). Sotheby's, 21 May 2014, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4264568.
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From the same sale American Art · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping Boy with Dog | Norman Rockwell | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Magical Space Forms | Lorser Feitelson | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Perfect Thoroughbred | Herbert Haseltine | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Trees and Houses (Provincetown) | Charles Demuth | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Tender Still Life (Bowl with Orchids) | Milton Avery | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| The Scout | Cyrus Edwin Dallin | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | Can't Wait | $1,310,000 | Heritage Auctions, May 2025 | |
| Norman Rockwell | The Jester | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Barefoot Boy Daydreaming | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | A Scout is Friendly | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Woman Laden with Antiques | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Barefoot Boy Playing Flute | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Study for Triple Self Portrait | Heritage Auctions, May 2017 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Peephole | Phillips, Dec 2020 |
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.