Lot 149 · Sotheby's L04040
a female nude lying backwards on a bed: a study for 'the nightmare'
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- Estimate
- £14,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $25,747–$33,104
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04040 · 6 July 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3080177
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli, a female nude lying backwards on a bed: a study for 'the nightmare'. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2004, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3080177.
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli, a female nude lying backwards on a bed: a study for 'the nightmare'. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2004, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3080177.
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