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Oil · Board · ed. 1/9
Bonhams · Dec 4, 2013$25,000 ≈ £15,266 ≈ €18,393Sign up free to see price
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Milton Avery (American, 1893–1965) · circa 1940
$6,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,912≈ €4,848
Hammer $5,000 · with buyer’s premium $6,250
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 11 x 8 1/2in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- American Art (20075)
- Date
- November 28, 2012
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 74
- Estimate
- $5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £3,129 – £4,381) (≈ €3,879 – €5,430)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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