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Lot 181 · Old Master Drawings

a male nude posing with one leg resting on a plinth

Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,919–$9,864
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, London · 9 July 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3778754
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie, a male nude posing with one leg resting on a plinth. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3778754.

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Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie, a male nude posing with one leg resting on a plinth. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3778754.

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