Lot 68 · Old Master & British Drawings
A wooded landscape with drovers and horses
Thomas Gainsborough · pencil, gray and brown wash, heightened with touches of bodycolor, varnished
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- Estimate
- $18,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, New York · 26 January 2023
- Dimensions
- 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in (20 x 25 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3391355
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, A wooded landscape with drovers and horses. Christie's, 26 Jan 2023, lot 68. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3391355.
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Thomas Gainsborough, A wooded landscape with drovers and horses. Christie's, 26 Jan 2023, lot 68. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3391355.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A stream surrounded by willows and other trees | NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1600 | $800–$1,200 | |
| Figures by a track in a rocky landscape near the coast | GIOVANNI FRANCESCO GRIMALDI, IL BOLOGNESE (BOLOGNA 1606-1680 ROME) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Portrait of an elderly man, bust-length, looking to the right | LAGNEAU ( CIRCA 1590-1660) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Castello Frangipane in Terracina (recto); Study of a tree in Mittelbi… | MARCUS EBERHARD EMMINGER (BIBERACH 1808-1885) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Two female figures, one standing and holding a dish and one seated | Taddeo Zuccari | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Studies of the legs and foot of a male nude | Agostino Carracci | $3,000–$4,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Peter Godfrey (c.1769-1837), half-length, in a b | $25,421 | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | |
| Thomas Gainsborough | A country house surrounded by trees | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | A wooded landscape with drovers and horses | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Figures by a cart in a wooded landscape | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | A country track with houses | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Open landscape with figures, horses and cart | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | A wooded landscape with a horse and cart on a country path, | Christie's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Figures and pack horses on a wooded track | Christie's, Dec 2015 |
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