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Building the Third Avenue EL by Bernard Gussow, oil on canvas, sold May 2002Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗

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Building the Third Avenue EL

Bernard Gussow (American, 1881–1957)

$575 price realized incl. premium

≈ £396≈ €635

Hammer $500 · with buyer’s premium $575

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
30¼ h x 34 w in (77 x 86 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
American Art including the American Scene 1929–1959 (auctions/2002/05/american-art-including-the-american-scene-1929ndash1959)
Date
May 14, 2002
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
273
Estimate
$8,000 – — (≈ £5,509) (≈ €8,828)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 3, 2026

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