Lot 167 · Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
The Boys are Okay
Otis Kaye · oil on board
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , New York · 4 March 2010
- Dimensions
- 5 x 6¾ in. (12.7 x 17.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5111217
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Otis Kaye, The Boys are Okay. Christie's, 4 Mar 2010, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5111217.
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Otis Kaye, The Boys are Okay. Christie's, 4 Mar 2010, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5111217.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Generations | William Entrekin (b. 1946) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Yellow Birds | Anna Mary 'Grandma' Robertson Moses (1860-1961) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Girl in a Pink Dress | Frank M. Gregory (1848-?) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Storyteller | Allan Houser | $8,000–$12,000 | |
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| Family at Seaside | Sally Michel Avery | $5,000–$7,000 |
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