Lot 188 · Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale
Peasants playing cards in a grotto, ancient ruins beyond
Norbert Van Bloemen · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- €6,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $9,396–$12,528
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale, New York · 1 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 66 x 82.3 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5469964
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norbert Van Bloemen, Peasants playing cards in a grotto, ancient ruins beyond. Christie's, 1 Apr 2008, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5469964.
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Norbert Van Bloemen, Peasants playing cards in a grotto, ancient ruins beyond. Christie's, 1 Apr 2008, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5469964.
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