Lot 36 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveller
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £500,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $669,142–$1,070,627
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 7 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 74 ½ x 93 3/8 in. (189 x 237 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3862940
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveller. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862940.
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveller. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862940.
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