Lot 113 · Orientalist Art, 19th Century European Art
Jeune fille tenant un enfant endormi
Hugues Merle · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Orientalist Art, 19th Century European Art, New York · 25 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 32 x 25 in. (81.2 x 63.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5634966
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hugues Merle, Jeune fille tenant un enfant endormi. Christie's, 25 Oct 2006, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5634966.
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Hugues Merle, Jeune fille tenant un enfant endormi. Christie's, 25 Oct 2006, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5634966.
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From the same sale Orientalist Art, 19th Century European Art · Oct 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orange Harvest | Alberto Pla y Rubió (Spanish, 1867-1937) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| The Abduction | Eugene Ansen Hoffman (Austrian, Late 19th Century) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| The Sentinel | Pierre Louis Détrier (French, 1822-1897) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| The Favorite | Adam Styka | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Portrait of a young Egyptian Girl | Franz Xavier Kosler | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Laveuses au lavoir | Léon Augustin Lhermitte | $120,000–$160,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Merle | Hamlet and Ophelia | $312,500 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | |
| Eugen Von Blaas | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | ||
| Hugues Merle | le songe d'hébé ou hébé après la chute | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Contes enfantines | Christie's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Memory of Saint-Ouen, Cow at the Pond (Souvenir de Saint-Oue | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Maternal Affection | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Souvenir de la Rotte, près Rotterdam | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Mother and Child | Sotheby's, May 2016 |
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.