Lot 774 · Modern Discoveries
Double Portrait: A Sketch (Sketch for the Portrait of Mother and Child)
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Discoveries, New York · 16 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5106937
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Merritt Chase, Double Portrait: A Sketch (Sketch for the Portrait of Mother and Child). Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2023, lot 774. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5106937.
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William Merritt Chase, Double Portrait: A Sketch (Sketch for the Portrait of Mother and Child). Sotheby's, 16 Mar 2023, lot 774. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5106937.
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