Lot 367 · Modern Day Auction
Impossible Interviews - No. 19: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Day Auction, New York · 18 May 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5025552
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Miguel Covarrubias, Impossible Interviews - No. 19: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Sotheby's, 18 May 2022, lot 367. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5025552.
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Miguel Covarrubias, Impossible Interviews - No. 19: Theodore Roosevelt vs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Sotheby's, 18 May 2022, lot 367. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5025552.
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