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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 21 May 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4745174
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hale Woodruff, picking cotton. Sotheby's, 21 May 2019, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4745174.
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Hale Woodruff, picking cotton. Sotheby's, 21 May 2019, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4745174.
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From the same sale American Art · May 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| still life with flowers and nest of eggs | Severin Roesen | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| parting pals | William Robinson Leigh | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| a field of blue bonnets at alamo heights | Julian Onderdonk | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| spring woods (in the orchard) | Childe Hassam | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| george washington | Charles Peale Polk | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| snow squalls | Rockwell Kent | $250,000–$350,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claes Oldenburg | 24 Open-Faced Sandwiches | $793,750 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | |
| Claes Oldenburg | Typewriter Eraser | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Hale Woodruff | Picking Cotton | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Milton Avery | Kite Flyer | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | Study for 'Forward Pass' | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | The Chute, Buffalo River Above Willems Landing | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Milton Avery | milton avery | mandolin with pears | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Milton Avery | Morning Talk | Christie's, Nov 2008 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.