Light Gatherer height 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) — Rudolf Staffel (American, 1911-2002)

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Estimate: $1,500–$2,500 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary Art | Bonhams Skinner, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts · 1 November 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-432054
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rudolf Staffel, Light Gatherer height 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Bonhams, 1 Nov 2023, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-432054.

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Rudolf Staffel, Light Gatherer height 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Bonhams, 1 Nov 2023, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-432054.

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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Art | Bonhams Skinner · Nov 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Woman 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61.0 cm) framed 36 3/4 x 24 3/4 x 2 in.	Robert Beauchamp	$2,000–$4,000
Untitled 50 x 29 in. (127.0 x 73.7 cm) framed 50 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 in.	Julian Beck	$10,000–$20,000
Tuscan Hills 18 x 21 1/2 in. (46.0 x 55.0 cm) framed 26 1/2 x 30 x 3 in.	Marie Lucie Nessi-valtat	$7,000–$9,000
Breaking Waves 13 x 16 1/4 in. (33.0 x 41.3 cm) framed 20 3/4 x 23 3/…	Marie Lucie Nessi-valtat	$5,000–$7,000
Distant Rumbles 21 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (55.2 x 75.6 cm)	John Dowd	$2,000–$3,000
Untitled (Trompe l'Oeil Playing Cards) 32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.3 x 64.0 c…	Elena And Michel Gran	$2,500–$3,500

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