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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 9 June 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4489007
- Record
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Norman Rockwell, Oil sketch for 'Give me a boy'. Sotheby's, 9 Jun 2016, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489007.
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Norman Rockwell, Oil sketch for 'Give me a boy'. Sotheby's, 9 Jun 2016, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489007.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture · Jun 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| native american stepping into a canoe | Carl Kauba | $14,000–$18,000 | |
| Choppy Lake | Milton Avery | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| a ship in the fog | Carl Weber | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| ring around a rosy | Theodore Wendel | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| sketch of reine and child | Mary Cassatt | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| still life with plums, pears, pomegranates, and apples | Peter Baumgras | $25,000–$35,000 |
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