Lot 670 · Master Paintings Part II
the story of anacreon (four works): cupid at the door in a rainstorm; young love's shivering limbs the embers warm; cupid runs out the door; the poet dreams of cupid by the fire
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings Part II, New York · 30 January 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4899348
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-léon Gérome, the story of anacreon (four works): cupid at the door in a rainstorm; young love's shivering limbs the embers warm; cupid runs out the door; the poet dreams of cupid by the fire. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2021, lot 670. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4899348.
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Jean-léon Gérome, the story of anacreon (four works): cupid at the door in a rainstorm; young love's shivering limbs the embers warm; cupid runs out the door; the poet dreams of cupid by the fire. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2021, lot 670. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4899348.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meeting of Zechariah and Elizabeth | Francesco Guarino | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Christ on the Road to Calvary | Teniers The Elder, David | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Still life of an illuminated manuscript | South German School, Circa 1600 | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Rebecca at the Well | Girolamo di Tommaso, called Girolamo da Treviso the Younger | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well | Johann König | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Winter landscape with skaters | Salomon Van Ruysdael | $6,000–$8,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-léon Gérome | Sortie du bal masqué, esquisse à l'huile | $304,800 | Christie's, Jun 2026 | |
| Jean-léon Gérome | Un bain maure, ébauche | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | A Veiled Beauty | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Baigneuses | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Arnaut Drinking | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Pygmalion et Galatée, esquisse à l'huile | Christie's, Apr 2019 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Sortie du bal masqué | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | after the bath | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.