Lot 57 · 19th Century European Art
A Girl Playing a Guitar by Candlelight
Petrus Van Schendel · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art, New York · 23 May 2017
- Dimensions
- 10 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (26 x 19.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3931589
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Petrus Van Schendel, A Girl Playing a Guitar by Candlelight. Christie's, 23 May 2017, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931589.
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Petrus Van Schendel, A Girl Playing a Guitar by Candlelight. Christie's, 23 May 2017, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3931589.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sommerdag i Frederiksberg Have (Summer day in Frederiksberg Gardens) | Peder Mørk Mønsted (Danish, 1859-1941) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| A Stream in the Forest | Peder Mørk Mønsted (Danish, 1859-1941) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Le pesage de Longchamp | René Archille Rousseau-Decelle (French, 1881-1964) | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Le Palais de glace | René Archille Rousseau-Decelle (French, 1881-1964) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrus Van Schendel | La lettre d'amour | $40,815 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
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