Lot 836 · Old Master & 19th Century European Art
study of a man holding a sketch pad and a box of pencils
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & 19th Century European Art, New York · 29 January 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908226
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Adolph Menzel, study of a man holding a sketch pad and a box of pencils. Sotheby's, 29 Jan 2010, lot 836. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908226.
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Adolph Menzel, study of a man holding a sketch pad and a box of pencils. Sotheby's, 29 Jan 2010, lot 836. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908226.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century European Art · Jan 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Embrace | Gaston La Touche | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| A Young Woman of Leisure | Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Contemplation | Ferdinand Vichi | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Peaks in Snow | Arseniy Ivanovich Meshchersky | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Portrait of a child | Edouard Cabane | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Sleigh Riding Through a Village | Wladyslaw T. Chmielinski | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph Menzel | Handstudien. 1892 | $8,813 | Grisebach, Nov 2025 | |
| Adolph Menzel | Menzels Neffe Otto Krigar als Säugling. Um 1861/62 | Grisebach, Jun 2021 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Study of a Tree | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Kopf eines alten Mannes. 1886 | Grisebach, Nov 2025 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Study of a bearded man wearing a hat, looking up | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | „Prof. Koch im Kostüm seiner Orientreisen“ / Am Tisch sitzen | Grisebach, Dec 2021 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Study of an Old Lady | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Mann in mittleren Jahren mit Hut, nach links gewendet, und G | Grisebach, Jun 2026 |
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.