Photo © Circle Auction — view this lot on Circle Auction ↗Old Man Towne Bought a New Scythe, 1938
Lithograph · ed. 3/4
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Study for "Two Old Toms"
John de Martelly (American, 1903–1980)
$1,380 price realized incl. premium
≈ £973≈ €1,574
Hammer $1,200 · with buyer’s premium $1,380
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “graphite on tissue”
- Category
- Drawings
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- The American Scene: Art of the 1930s and 1940s (auctions/2001/05/the-american-scene-art-of-the-1930s-and-1940s)
- Date
- May 15, 2001
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 351
- Estimate
- $700 – — (≈ £494) (≈ €798)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 3, 2026
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