Lot 130 · Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Young Couple Looking at a Catalogue (The Engagement)
Norman Rockwell · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , New York · 2 December 2004
- Dimensions
- 26 x 24 in. (66 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5862079
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Rockwell, Young Couple Looking at a Catalogue (The Engagement). Christie's, 2 Dec 2004, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5862079.
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Norman Rockwell, Young Couple Looking at a Catalogue (The Engagement). Christie's, 2 Dec 2004, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5862079.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Girl Reading | Edward Simmons (1852-1932) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Portrait of Berthe Hélène MacMonnies | Mary Fairchild MacMonnies (1858-1946) | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Forest Interior | William Trost Richards | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Mount Whiteface from Lake Placid | Sanford Robinson Gifford | $80,000–$120,000 | |
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