Lot 2 · Victorian & British Impressionist Art
Head of Proserpine, unfinished
Dante Gabriel Rossetti · oil on canvas, unstretched
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $83,635–$133,816
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian & British Impressionist Art, London · 30 April 1998
- Dimensions
- 15¼ x 13¾ in. (38.7 x 34.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4754222
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4754222 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4754222
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Head of Proserpine, unfinished. Christie's, 30 Apr 1998, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4754222.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Head of Proserpine, unfinished. Christie's, 30 Apr 1998, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4754222.
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