Lot 95 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Studies of two girls: one seen from behind looking over her right shoulder, the other seated, holding a basket
Antoine Watteau · red chalk, heightened with graphite, on light brown paper
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $78,988–$118,482
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, London · 8 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 5 x 5½ in. (128 x 139 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5439723
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Antoine Watteau, Studies of two girls: one seen from behind looking over her right shoulder, the other seated, holding a basket. Christie's, 8 Jul 2008, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5439723.
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Antoine Watteau, Studies of two girls: one seen from behind looking over her right shoulder, the other seated, holding a basket. Christie's, 8 Jul 2008, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5439723.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A processional feast with musicians and people in costume, a woman on… | Giovanni Maria Morandi | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Lot and his Daughters | Marco Liberi | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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| The Fall of Rome | François Chauveau | £3,000–£5,000 |
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