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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 23 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4351836
- Record
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Donald De Lue, Rocket Thrower. Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2015, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4351836.
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Donald De Lue, Rocket Thrower. Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2015, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4351836.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Apr 2015
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|---|---|---|---|
| Study for 'Head of Moses' | William Zorach | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Taormina | Clark Hulings | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Sunny Hillside | Charles Harold Davis | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Squatter's Huts, Harlem River | Ernest Lawson | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Landscape | Fairfield Porter | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Pregnant Woman Drinking Tea | Norman Rockwell | $70,000–$90,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald De Lue | Donald de Lue (American, 1900–1988) Spirit of American Youth | $50,000 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2021 | |
| Donald De Lue | Lafayette | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Icarus 30 in. (76.2 cm.) high, on a 32 1/2 in. high marble b | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Donald De Lue | donald de lue | cosmic head | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Donald de Lue (American, 1900–1988) The Rocket Thrower | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2021 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Icarus | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Donald De Lue | rocket thrower | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Donald De Lue | Quest Eternal | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 |
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