Lot 458 · Christie's Interiors
The artist at work
Clifton Wheeler · black chalk, on paper laid down on card, unframed
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $966–$1,288
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 3 November 2010
- Dimensions
- 24 x 18½ in. (61 x 47 cm.); and A quantity of unframed sketches by various hands including Constantin Guys and a photographic reproduction of a work by Jules Visson
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4682298
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4682298 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4682298
Clifton Wheeler, The artist at work. Christie's, 3 Nov 2010, lot 458. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4682298.
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Clifton Wheeler, The artist at work. Christie's, 3 Nov 2010, lot 458. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4682298.
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