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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection, Los Angeles · 8 February 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-737243
- Record
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R. Brownell Mcgrew, Bessie the Happy One 18 x 14in. Bonhams, 8 Feb 2019, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-737243.
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R. Brownell Mcgrew, Bessie the Happy One 18 x 14in. Bonhams, 8 Feb 2019, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-737243.
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From the same sale The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection · Feb 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Helens, Columbia River, Oregon 18 x 32 1/2in | Albert Bierstadt | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Rio Grande Patrol 24 x 18in | Herman Wendelborg Hansen | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Tony and his Horses 15 x 16in | Henry Balink | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Alphonzo Bell 32 x 40in Painted in 1928. | Frank Tenney Johnson | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Pitching Pony 30 x 36in | Olaf Carl Wieghorst | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Road to San Jose 28 x 40in | Melvin Warren | $40,000–$60,000 |
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| Joseph Henry Sharp | The Blizzard | $17,780 | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | |
| R. Brownell Mcgrew | Found 'em 38 x 48in overall: 37 3/4 x 47 3/4in | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | ||
| Marion Kavanagh Wachtel | Arroyo Seco sight 19 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. framed 29 x 39 in. | Bonhams, Aug 2024 | ||
| Marion Kavanagh Wachtel | Arroyo Seco paper 20 x 30 in. framed 30 x 39 in. | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Joseph Henry Sharp | Chief Blue Horse, Sioux | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 | ||
| Eanger Irving Couse | The Drink | Rago, May 2023 | ||
| R. Brownell Mcgrew | Fleece of Earth and Sky | Sotheby's, May 2013 | ||
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