Lot 45 · Old Masters
An Allegory of Air: a musical still life with a monkey blowing bubbles, a musette, a flute and music scores
Jean-baptiste Oudry · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 5 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 39 5⁄8 x 35 3⁄8 in. (100.6 x 89.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3185669
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Oudry, An Allegory of Air: a musical still life with a monkey blowing bubbles, a musette, a flute and music scores. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185669.
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Jean-baptiste Oudry, An Allegory of Air: a musical still life with a monkey blowing bubbles, a musette, a flute and music scores. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185669.
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From the same sale Old Masters · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539) | LUCAS CRANACH I (KRONACH 1472 - 1553 WEIMAR) AND WORKSHOP | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child | THE MASTER OF THE EMBROIDERED FOLIAGE (BRUSSELS ACTIVE C.1495-1500) | $500,000–$700,000 | upcoming |
| A young man playing a lute and singing with two companions | JAN HERMANSZ. VAN BIJLERT (UTRECHT 1597 / 8-1671) | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| The Madonna of Humility with adoring angels | CATARINO VENEZIANO (ACTIVE VENICE C.1362–1382) | $80,000–$120,000 | upcoming |
| The Penitent Mary Magdalene | MASTER OF THE PRODIGAL SON (ANTWERP, ACTIVE C. 1530-1560) | $150,000–$250,000 | upcoming |
| A young woman in sixteenth-century costume | GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO, CALLED GIAMBATTISTA TIEPOLO (VENICE 1696-1770 MADRID) | $700,000–$1,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | A marble vase, a hare and pomegranates on a stone ledge | $68,750 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | |
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | a study of a hen | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | le chien qui porte à son cou le diner de son maître | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | les souris et le chat-huant | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | an allegory of air | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | Study of a Pointer | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | jean-baptiste oudry | le lion, le singe et les deux ânes | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Oudry | 'The Wolf and the Stork'; and 'The Crow and the Fox' | Christie's, Jan 2000 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.