Lot 1046 · Important Americana
man reading a newspaper and a woman mending fishing nets: pair of portraits
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Americana, New York · 21 January 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4631495
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johannes Helder, man reading a newspaper and a woman mending fishing nets: pair of portraits. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2018, lot 1046. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4631495.
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Johannes Helder, man reading a newspaper and a woman mending fishing nets: pair of portraits. Sotheby's, 21 Jan 2018, lot 1046. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4631495.
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