Lot 148 · Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900
The Virgin and Child with the Butterfly
Albrecht Dürer · 1495, on laid paper, watermark Gothic P with Flower (Meder 321
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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $21,576–$29,967
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, London · 5 July 2022
- Dimensions
- Plate 240 x 186 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3444559
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3444559 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3444559
Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin and Child with the Butterfly. Christie's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3444559.
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Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin and Child with the Butterfly. Christie's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3444559.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 · Jul 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A nude man seen from behind | AFTER GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, CALLED IL PARMIGIANINO (PARMA 1503-1540 CASALMAGGIORE) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A river landscape with cliffs | LOUIS-GABRIEL MOREAU, MOREAU L'AÎNÉ (PARIS 1740-1806) | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| The Virgin and Child beneath a baldachin, with Saints Agnes, Dorothea… | ANDREAS JOHANN JACOB HEINRICH MÜLLER (KASSEL 1811-1890 DÜSSELDORF) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| An album comprising topographical views and character and architectur… | VARIOUS ARTISTS, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY | £10,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of Joseph Brown of Norwich (1720-1800), painter ( recto ); a… | THE REV. THOMAS KERRICH (1747-1828 CAMBRIDGE) | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Conway Castle, North Wales | THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, SEN. (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 1784-1848) | £4,000–£6,000 |
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