Lot 23 · Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
A Couple of Chairs Sitting Around the Coast of Maine
Jamie Wyeth · acrylic and watercolor on paper laid down on foamcore
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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 2 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5178643
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jamie Wyeth, A Couple of Chairs Sitting Around the Coast of Maine. Christie's, 2 Dec 2009, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5178643.
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Jamie Wyeth, A Couple of Chairs Sitting Around the Coast of Maine. Christie's, 2 Dec 2009, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5178643.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Siena | Maurice Brazil Prendergast | $500,000–$700,000 | |
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| Undine Rising from the Water | Chauncey Bradley Ives | $150,000–$250,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Wyeth | Night Wind | $139,700 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | |
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