Lot 108 · Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Sunset
Joseph Rusling Meeker · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, New York · 25 May 2006
- Dimensions
- 12¼ x 20¼ in. (31.1 x 51.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5679464
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Rusling Meeker, Sunset. Christie's, 25 May 2006, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5679464.
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Joseph Rusling Meeker, Sunset. Christie's, 25 May 2006, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5679464.
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From the same sale Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | John Henry Twachtman | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Connecticut Landscape | Ernest Lawson | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Afternoon Shadows | John Henry Twachtman | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Still Life Decoration | Frank Weston Benson | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Menemsha | Thomas Hart Benton | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Trotter's Spring, Colorado | John Frederick Kensett | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Rusling Meeker | Florida Lowlands | $95,600 | Heritage Auctions, May 2008 | |
| Norman Rockwell | On to Washington | Heritage Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | High Adventure | Heritage Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| John George Brown | john george brown | girl with kittens | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | I Paint the Candidates (Norman Rockwell at the Barber) | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Boy Showing off Badges, The Literary Digest cover, August 17 | Heritage Auctions, May 2026 | ||
| Albert Bierstadt | Indian Hunter 13 x 19in framed 24 1/4 x 30in | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Joseph Rusling Meeker | On the Banks of the Bayou | Christie's, Sep 2004 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.