Lot 175 · Mapping Modern and Contemporary Art
Breaking Waves
William Trost Richards · watercolor on paper
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Mapping Modern and Contemporary Art, Milan · 29 November 2007
- Dimensions
- 15 x 25 in. (38.1 x 63.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5497795
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Trost Richards, Breaking Waves. Christie's, 29 Nov 2007, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5497795.
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William Trost Richards, Breaking Waves. Christie's, 29 Nov 2007, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5497795.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Ram | John B. Flannagan (1895-1942) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868) | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| The Pink Dress | Edward Alfred Cucuel (1875-1954) | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Interior at the Mountains | Otto Grundmann (1844-1890) | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Francisquita | Robert Henri | $300,000–$500,000 | |
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