Saint-Gaudens Statue of Lincoln, $1.2 million, Skinner Auctioneers

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by Ken Hall

 

Saint-Gaudens statue of Lincoln, $1.2 million, Skinner Auctioneers A statue of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens titled Abraham Lincoln: The Man (Standing Lincoln), 40 inches tall, sold for just under $1.2 million at an American Art Auction held January 28th by Skinner Auctioneers in Boston, MA. Also, an original Peanuts comic strip from 1960 by Charles Schulz, titled Tyrannosaurus Rex, realized $150,000; a Charles E. Prendergast gilded frame rose to $32,500; and a view of Giverny by John Leslie Breck, titled A Mill Stream, hit $75,000.
All prices include the buyer’s premium