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- Estimate
- $4,000,000–$6,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Evening Auction, New York · 14 November 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5071786
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Baker Reading Diet Book. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2022, lot 140. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5071786.
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Norman Rockwell, Baker Reading Diet Book. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2022, lot 140. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5071786.
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From the same sale Modern Evening Auction · Nov 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Seine au Pont Saint-Michel | Maximilien Luce | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| Trois danseuses | Edgar Degas | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | |
| Vase de fleurs à la branche de lierre, première version | Henri Rousseau | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Les Entraîneurs | Edgar Degas | $3,500,000–$4,500,000 | |
| Scharf im dumpf | Wassily Kandinsky | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Jardin sauvage au Petit Gennevilliers | Gustave Caillebotte | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | Before the Shot | $4,700,000 | Phillips, Nov 2019 | |
| Norman Rockwell | Boy Playing Flute Surrounded by Animals (Springtime) | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Homecoming | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | So You Want to See the President!, The Saturday Evening Post | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | road block (bulldog blocking truck; traffic conditions) | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Jeff Raleigh's Piano Solo ("'Oh Lord,' Jeff said prayerfully | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | blacksmith’s boy – heel and toe (shaftsbury blacksmith shop; | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Walking to Church | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 |
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.