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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 6 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4600580
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Paul Pletka, Grass Dance of the Omaha Society. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600580.
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Paul Pletka, Grass Dance of the Omaha Society. Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4600580.
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From the same sale American Art · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| study for 'sheba' | Walt Kuhn | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Landscape, South of France | Leon Kroll | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| study for 'the thing to do with life is live it!' (outrigger canoe) | Norman Rockwell | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| the village barefoot | John J. Hammer | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| study for of patricia mernone | Norman Rockwell | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| River Valley Landscape | Albert Bierstadt | $10,000–$15,000 |
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