The Performers

Stephen Hensel (American, 1921–1979)

$300 hammer

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Medium: Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Large oil on canvas, 1944”
Support: Canvas
Signed / inscribed: Signed and dated at lower right
Category: Oil paintings
Dimensions: 44" h x 36" w
Auction house: Clarke Auction Gallery
Sale: Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2023-03-19 (303)
Date: March 19, 2023
Location: Larchmont, New York, United States
Lot: 88
Estimate: $400 – $600 (≈ £327 – £490) (≈ €373 – €560)
Source: Auction house clarkeny.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2022 and 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Nov 20, 2022 · Clarke Auction Gallery
Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2022-11-20, lot 48
Bought in / unsold · est. $800 – $1,200
As catalogued
Stephen Hensel, “The Performers”
Large oil on canvas, 1944
44" h x 36" w
Mar 19, 2023 · Clarke Auction Gallery this result
Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2023-03-19, lot 88
Sold $300Sign up to see · est. $400 – $600
As catalogued
Stephen Hensel, “The Performers”
Large oil on canvas, 1944
44" h x 36" w

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