Lot 22 · Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Portrait of a Gentleman in pale blue
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, New York · 25 January 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5092345
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Simon-bernard Lenoir, Portrait of a Gentleman in pale blue. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5092345.
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Simon-bernard Lenoir, Portrait of a Gentleman in pale blue. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5092345.
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