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Backyards
John Whorf (American, 1903–1959) · circa 1937
$1,913 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,474≈ €1,631
Hammer $1,500 · with buyer’s premium $1,913
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor and charcoal on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 15 5/8 x 22 1/8in (39.7 x 56.2cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- American Art (25830)
- Date
- July 29, 2020
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 39
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,542 – £2,313) (≈ €1,706 – €2,559)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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