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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $92,822–$129,951
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05020 · 10 February 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3199438
- Record
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Paula Rego, the drawing lesson. Sotheby's, 10 Feb 2005, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3199438.
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Paula Rego, the drawing lesson. Sotheby's, 10 Feb 2005, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3199438.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05020 · Feb 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concetto Spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £120,000–£150,000 | |
| Hoch in Bremen | Daniel Richter | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Jota | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Woman in Blue (After Matisse) | Andy Warhol | £350,000–£450,000 | |
| Ant 23 | Yves Klein | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Ant 44 | Yves Klein | £200,000–£300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Rego | After Zurbarán | $217,848 | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | |
| Paula Rego | Stretched | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Paula Rego | island of the lights from pinocchio | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Paula Rego | Obedient 1995 | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Paula Rego | Portrait of FB | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Paula Rego | Five Generations of Muses | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Paula Rego | Crate | Christie's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Paula Rego | The Salmon-coloured Dress | Bonhams, Oct 2025 |
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.