Lot 44 · Old Master & British Drawings
A Greek dancer: a young girl leaning against a classicizing plinth surrounded by attributes alluding to the transience of life
After Anton Raphael Mengs · black chalk
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, New York · 4 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 11 ½ x 8 5⁄8 in. (29 x 22 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3185843
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After Anton Raphael Mengs, A Greek dancer: a young girl leaning against a classicizing plinth surrounded by attributes alluding to the transience of life. Christie's, 4 Feb 2025, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185843.
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After Anton Raphael Mengs, A Greek dancer: a young girl leaning against a classicizing plinth surrounded by attributes alluding to the transience of life. Christie's, 4 Feb 2025, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185843.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Studies of two male nudes, after Michelangelo Buonarroti's Bathers | ATTRIBUTED TO GIROLAMO GENGA (URBINO 1476-1551) | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Study of a seated man | GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO, IL SEMOLEI (VENICE CIRCA 1510-1561) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
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