Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Birds Created by Trees and People (Life Go On)
Watercolor · Paper
Phillips · Sep 21, 2026$7,095 ≈ £5,297 ≈ €6,175Sign up free to see price
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Thornton Dial, Sr. (American, 1928–2016) · c. 1990
$2,261 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,688≈ €1,950
Hammer $1,700 · with buyer’s premium $2,261
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor and charcoal on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- 20|21 Art (auctions/2026/03/2021-art)
- Date
- March 25, 2026
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 225
- Estimate
- $1,500 – — (≈ £1,120) (≈ €1,294)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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