Lot 394 · 19th Century Paintings including Spanish Painting and Symbolism & the Poetic Vision
Before the Ballet
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $41,385–$62,078
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century Paintings including Spanish Painting and Symbolism & the Poetic Vision, London · 14 November 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3704538
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Paul Fischer, Before the Ballet. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2007, lot 394. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3704538.
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Paul Fischer, Before the Ballet. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2007, lot 394. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3704538.
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From the same sale 19th Century Paintings including Spanish Painting and Symbolism & the Poetic Vision · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Gorgogne | Gustav Adolf Mossa Nice | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Retour de Champs | Rosa Bonheur | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Picking Petals | Fernand Toussaint | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Le Repos | Victor Rousseau | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| L'Encens | Fernand Khnopff | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| The Wedding Party | Guglielmo Innocenti | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Fischer | Girls on the Beach | $40,332 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
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| Paul Fischer | bredgade i københavn (bredgade, copenhagen) | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Paul Fischer | Sunbathing on the beach | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
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| Paul Fischer | Højbro Plads, Copenhagen | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
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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.