Portrait of Woman in a Chair
Oil · Canvas
Brunk Auctions · Sep 23, 2026$1,500 ≈ £1,130 ≈ €1,315Sign up free to see price
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A Slight Misunderstanding
John George Brown (American, 1831–1913) · circa 1894
$72,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £49,808≈ €64,279
Hammer $58,000 · with buyer’s premium $72,500
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 25 1/4 x 20 1/8in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- American Art (23275)
- Date
- May 18, 2016
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 40
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $25,000 (≈ £10,305 – £17,175) (≈ €13,299 – €22,165)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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