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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings, New York · 5 February 2026
- Dimensions
- 9 1⁄8 x 12 ¾ in. (23.3 x 32.6 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3102190
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Valerio Castello, The Abduction of Europa. Christie's, 5 Feb 2026, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3102190.
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Valerio Castello, The Abduction of Europa. Christie's, 5 Feb 2026, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3102190.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings · Feb 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meleager hands Atalanta the head of the Calydonian Boar ( recto ); Fi… | ATTRIBUTED TO TITUS VAN RIJN (AMSTERDAM 1641-1668) | $30,000–$40,000 | upcoming |
| Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl with the Golden Bough | ARMAND-JULIEN PALLIÈRE (BORDEAUX 1784-1862) | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| Five figures leaning over a ledge | Giulio Campi | $5,000–$8,000 | upcoming |
| A seated woman reading with a child | After Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with kne… | Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564. | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| A seated bearded male nude supporting his head with his right hand | Agostino Carracci | $70,000–$100,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerio Castello | The Journey of Jacob to Canaan | $4,985 | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | |
| Valerio Castello | Crocefissione | Sotheby's, Dec 2002 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Mar 2024 | ||
| Bartolomeo Passarotti | Kneeling Man at Prayer | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2023 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | interior with figures watching children dancing with a dog, | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Justus Sustermans; and The Mocking of Christ (two works) (Ho | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio of a marine inlet with two fishermen dragging in | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | The Family (Godefroy, Hollstein 46) | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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