Lot 212 · Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900, Session II
Head of a dancer, study for Orpheus, in the Opera de Paris
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- Estimate
- €1,500–€2,500 hammer ≈ $1,791–$2,984
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900, Session II, Paris · 17 June 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4935914
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils, Head of a dancer, study for Orpheus, in the Opera de Paris. Sotheby's, 17 Jun 2021, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4935914.
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Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils, Head of a dancer, study for Orpheus, in the Opera de Paris. Sotheby's, 17 Jun 2021, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4935914.
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