Lot 209 · Modern British Art Day Sale
He Never Caught a Thing and Ruined Jon's Reputation as a Fisherman
Newell Convers Wyeth · bronze with a dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British Art Day Sale, London · 5 December 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4387670
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Newell Convers Wyeth, He Never Caught a Thing and Ruined Jon's Reputation as a Fisherman. Christie's, 5 Dec 2002, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387670.
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Newell Convers Wyeth, He Never Caught a Thing and Ruined Jon's Reputation as a Fisherman. Christie's, 5 Dec 2002, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387670.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Plums and Gooseberries | George E. Forster (1817-1896) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Fire at Twilight | Alexander Wust (1837-1876) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Fountain: Boys with Sea Shells | Enid Yandell (1870-1934) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| 'Duck Baby': A Fountain | Edith Barretto Parsons (1878-1956) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| At the Point of Rocks | Ogden Milton Pleissner (1905-1983) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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