Lot 178 · American Art Online
The Blue Room, Château du Bréau
Walter Gay · watercolor and charcoal on paper
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art Online, Online · 21 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 18 x 21 ¾ in. (45.7 x 55.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3873681
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Gay, The Blue Room, Château du Bréau. Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873681.
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Walter Gay, The Blue Room, Château du Bréau. Christie's, 21 Nov 2017, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873681.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Chantecaille (Seated Man) | John Henry Bradley Storrs (1885-1956) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Stoat | Morris Cole Graves (1910-2001) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Lesson | John Bernard Whittaker (1836-1926) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| The Young Connoisseur | Robert M. Pratt (1811-1880) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Still Life of Books, Brush, Inkwell and a Pen on a Table | Edward Norton Griffith (1858-1948) | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Gay | The Library, Château du Bréau | $10,240 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | |
| Walter Gay | Salle Henri IV, Palais De Fontainebleau | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Walter Gay | bedroom interior | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Walter Gay | Le Grand Trianon | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Walter Gay | La Cheminée | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Walter Gay | Interior | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Walter Gay | Study, 11, Rue de l’Université | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Walter Gay | A sketchbook with studies of birds, etc. | Christie's, Jan 2022 |
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.