Lot 152 · Old Master & British Drawings
Costume design for Sapho in Charles Gounod’s opera
Gustave Moreau · graphite, heightened with white, graphite framing lines, on tracing paper
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, New York · 1 February 2024
- Dimensions
- 13 5⁄8 x 6 1⁄8 in. (34.5 x 15.5 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3281341
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gustave Moreau, Costume design for Sapho in Charles Gounod’s opera. Christie's, 1 Feb 2024, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3281341.
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Gustave Moreau, Costume design for Sapho in Charles Gounod’s opera. Christie's, 1 Feb 2024, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3281341.
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