Lot 38 · Orientalist Art
Two North Africans conversing
Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $9,295–$13,279
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Orientalist Art, London · 18 November 2020
- Dimensions
- 38 x 40 ½ cm. (14¾ x 15¾ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3591815
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils, Two North Africans conversing. Christie's, 18 Nov 2020, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3591815.
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Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils, Two North Africans conversing. Christie's, 18 Nov 2020, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3591815.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils | two head studies | $7,811 | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | |
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