Tugboat Annie Takes a Chance, an illustration for Saturday Evening Post
Oil · Canvas
Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2025$1,000 ≈ £740 ≈ €856Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Climbing as they were etc.
Harold von Schmidt (American, 1893–1982) · 1924
$14,640 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,984≈ €10,238
Hammer $12,000 · with buyer’s premium $14,640
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 30 x 50in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- California and Western Paintings and Sculpture (19125)
- Date
- April 6, 2011
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 1215
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £6,136 – £9,205) (≈ €6,993 – €10,490)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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