Lot 40 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale
A preparatory painting for Les Muses inspiratrices acclament le Génie, Messager de Lumière in the Boston Public Library
Pierre Puvis De Chavannes · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $244,333–$407,222
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale, London · 8 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 33 x 80¾ in. (84 x 205 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5168103
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre Puvis De Chavannes, A preparatory painting for Les Muses inspiratrices acclament le Génie, Messager de Lumière in the Boston Public Library. Christie's, 8 Dec 2009, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5168103.
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Pierre Puvis De Chavannes, A preparatory painting for Les Muses inspiratrices acclament le Génie, Messager de Lumière in the Boston Public Library. Christie's, 8 Dec 2009, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5168103.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below t… | Herri Met De Bles | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| The Flemish Proverbs | Pieter Brueghel III | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| A conch shell, a cut and partly-peeled lemon on a silver platter, a b… | Jan Davidsz. De Heem | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| View of Corinth, Greece | Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman, possibly of the Strozzi family, full-length,… | Chimenti, Called Jacopo Da Empoli, Jacopo | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Head study of a bearded man, in a green hat with a brooch and a fur-t… | Gianndomenico Tiepolo | £70,000–£100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Puvis De Chavannes | Le Recueillement | $301,039 | Christie's, Apr 2024 | |
| Pierre Puvis De Chavannes | La Fantaisie (Fantasy) | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Jeune femme au café courtisée par un pierrot (L'Offrande) | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme et arlequin | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Pierre Puvis De Chavannes | le marchand de tortues, à venise | Sotheby's, Jun 2011 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Femme allongée | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Mousquetaire et courtisane | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Trois hommes et femme nus | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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.