Lot 167 · Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Study for "The Spirit of '76"
Norman Rockwell · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 7 March 2008
- Dimensions
- 42 x 35 in. (106.7 x 88.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5475985
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Study for "The Spirit of '76". Christie's, 7 Mar 2008, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5475985.
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Norman Rockwell, Study for "The Spirit of '76". Christie's, 7 Mar 2008, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5475985.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Day | Walter Stuempfig, Jr. (1914-1970) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Study for "Summer, New York" | Abraham Leon Kroll (1884-1974) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Summer Flowers | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Old Mill | William Rickarby Miller | $4,000–$6,000 | |
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| Landscape with Stream | Edward Percy Moran | $5,000–$7,000 |
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