Lot 23 · Old Master Works on Paper: Prints and Drawings for under £5,000
An allegory of the arts
Hugues Taraval · black chalk, pen and black ink and grey wash
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,915–$2,553
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Works on Paper: Prints and Drawings for under £5,000, London · 6 December 2018
- Dimensions
- 12¾ x 8⅜ in. (32.3 x 21.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3765897
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hugues Taraval, An allegory of the arts. Christie's, 6 Dec 2018, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3765897.
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Hugues Taraval, An allegory of the arts. Christie's, 6 Dec 2018, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3765897.
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From the same sale Old Master Works on Paper: Prints and Drawings for under £5,000 · Dec 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modo de Volar, from: Los Proverbios | Francisco José De Goya Y Lucientes | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The Card Player | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| View of the Tour de Nesle, Paris, seen from the East | Israël Silvestre | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin | Albrecht Dürer | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Le Cinq Morts (The Five Deaths) | Stefano Della Bella | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Male nude with staff (recto); and Male nude (verso) | Florentine School, 19th Century | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Taraval | allegorie de l'automne | $3,022 | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | |
| Flemish School | The Sacking of a Village in Winter | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Mar 2024 | ||
| Flemish School | 17th Century Hunters in an extensive landscape 28 1/2 x 38 3 | Bonhams, Feb 2023 | ||
| Flemish School | Idealised Landscape | Lempertz, Nov 2022 | ||
| Flemish School | late 17th Century Figures in the courtyard of a palace | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Justus Sustermans; and The Mocking of Christ (two works) (Ho | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Portrait of the Antwerp Publisher Ioannes Barbé | Lempertz, Nov 2020 |
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