Lot 42 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Lake Brienz, with the setting Moon
Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra · pencil and watercolour with scratching out on paper
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- Estimate
- £600,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $825,105–$1,100,140
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 1 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 9 ¾ x 14 ¼ in. (24.7 x 36.6 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3148838
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra, Lake Brienz, with the setting Moon. Christie's, 1 Jul 2025, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148838.
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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra, Lake Brienz, with the setting Moon. Christie's, 1 Jul 2025, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148838.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Venus and Adonis (Adonis Departing for the Chase) | $1,014,261 | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | |
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| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Lake Lucerne at Dusk | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with Nelson's Column | Christie's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | switzerland: possibly lake thun | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Lake of Geneva from Above Vevey | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | joseph mallord william turner, r.a. | whalley bridge and abb | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | The Splügen Pass | Christie's, Jan 2023 |
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.