Lot 23 · 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale
Study for 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose'
John Singer Sargent, Ra · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000,000–£5,000,000 hammer ≈ $4,008,511–$6,680,851
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale , London · 5 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 28 ¾ x 18 ½ in. (73 x 47 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3096146
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3096146 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3096146
John Singer Sargent, Ra, Study for 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose'. Christie's, 5 Mar 2026, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096146.
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John Singer Sargent, Ra, Study for 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose'. Christie's, 5 Mar 2026, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096146.
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