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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art , New York · 26 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4834725
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Weston Benson, frank weston benson | elisabeth writing. Sotheby's, 26 Jun 2020, lot 35. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4834725.
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Frank Weston Benson, frank weston benson | elisabeth writing. Sotheby's, 26 Jun 2020, lot 35. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4834725.
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From the same sale American Art · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| elie nadelman | acrobat | Elie Nadelman | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| arthur beecher carles | still life with chrysanthemums | Arthur Beecher Carles | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| jamie wyeth | flower basket | Jamie Wyeth | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Dennis Miller Bunker | a Winter's Tale of Sprites and Goblins | Dennis Miller Bunker | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| eastman johnson | the voice of the harp | Eastman Johnson | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| suzy frelinghuysen | untitled (abstract composition) | Suzy Frelinghuysen | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Weston Benson | Mary Sullivan | $93,750 | Christie's, Nov 2018 | |
| Frank Weston Benson | Still Life Decoration | Christie's, May 2006 | ||
| Frank Weston Benson | chickadees in winter (birds in winter) | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Frank Weston Benson | Ellen in the Woods | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Milton Avery | Flower | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | "The Tempest tore loose its fury upon the ship..." | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Frank Weston Benson | Monadnock | Christie's, Jan 2025 | ||
| Frank Weston Benson | Grouse and Snow | Sotheby's, May 2014 |
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.