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Bear Cubs

Don Balke (American, b. 1933)

$221 hammer plus premium ($175 + $46 premium)

≈ £179≈ €204

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “Watercolor on Illustration Board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed middle left
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
11.25 x 11.25 in
Auction house
Helmuth Stone Gallery
Sale
Important Illustration & Chinese Fine Art (164092)
Date
April 5, 2020
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Lot
155
Estimate
$350 – $700 (≈ £285 – £570) (≈ €324 – €649)
Source
Auction house helmuthstone.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2020 and 2024 · sold 2

  1. Bear Cubs, Helmuth Stone Gallery 2020

    Apr 5, 2020 · Helmuth Stone Gallery this result

    Important Illustration & Chinese Fine Art, lot 155

    Sold $221Sign up to see · est. $350 – $700

    As catalogued

    Don Balke, “Bear Cubs”

    Watercolor on Illustration Board

    11.25 x 11.25 in

  2. Bear Cubs, Helmuth Stone Gallery 2024

    Feb 11, 2024 · Helmuth Stone Gallery

    Fine Art, Asian Antiques, Jack Vinales Estate, lot 458

    Sold $441 +100%Sign up to see · est. $100 – $1,000

    As catalogued

    Don Balke, “Bear Cubs”

    Watercolor on Illustration Board

    11.25 x 11.25 in

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 93%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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