Lot 856 · Modern Day Auction
"Woefully Exhausted as He Was - His Brain Was Clear"
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Day Auction, New York · 21 November 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5337368
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Earle Schoonover, "Woefully Exhausted as He Was - His Brain Was Clear". Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2025, lot 856. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5337368.
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Frank Earle Schoonover, "Woefully Exhausted as He Was - His Brain Was Clear". Sotheby's, 21 Nov 2025, lot 856. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5337368.
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