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Hippo
Paul Sample (American, 1896–1974)
$2,560 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,016≈ €2,342
Hammer $2,000 · with buyer’s premium $2,560
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (41.3 x 51.4 cm.)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- American Art Online (29240)
- Date
- August 8, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 137
- Estimate
- $2,500 – $3,500 (≈ £1,969 – £2,757) (≈ €2,287 – €3,202)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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