Lot 162 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Circus Scene
Charles Prendergast · watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 2 March 2006
- Dimensions
- 9½ x 12¾ in. (24.1 x 32.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5714684
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Prendergast, Circus Scene. Christie's, 2 Mar 2006, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5714684.
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Charles Prendergast, Circus Scene. Christie's, 2 Mar 2006, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5714684.
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