Playing Ball by the Shore

Sarah Baker (American, 1899–1983)

$400 hammer

≈ £322≈ €368 Show prices also in

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Medium: Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on canvas”
Support: Canvas
Category: Oil paintings
Dimensions: 18 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in
Auction house: Sloans & Kenyon
Sale: Early Spring Estate Catalogue Auction (rescheduled) (144)
Date: April 9, 2020
Location: Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Lot: 542
Estimate: $400 – $600 (≈ £322 – £483) (≈ €368 – €552)
Source: Auction house sloansandkenyon.com ↗
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2020 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Feb 2, 2020 · Sloans & Kenyon
February Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 584
Bought in / unsold · est. $500 – $700
As catalogued
Sarah Baker, “Playing Ball by the Shore”
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in
Apr 9, 2020 · Sloans & Kenyon this result
Early Spring Estate Catalogue Auction (rescheduled), lot 542
Sold $400Sign up to see · est. $400 – $600
As catalogued
Sarah Baker, “Playing Ball by the Shore”
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in

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