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Lot 158 · Old Master and British Works on Paper

Orpheus between Life and Death

Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564.

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Estimate
$2,000–$3,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper, New York · 26 January 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-4997689
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564., Orpheus between Life and Death. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2022, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4997689.

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Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564., Orpheus between Life and Death. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2022, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4997689.

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