Lot 94 · Old Master Drawings
Eight comedians, one of them riding a donkey, and two dogs
Jean-Antoine Watteau · red chalk counterpoof
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings, New York · 24 January 2017
- Dimensions
- 6 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (15.3 x 21.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3958529
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, Eight comedians, one of them riding a donkey, and two dogs. Christie's, 24 Jan 2017, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3958529.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, Eight comedians, one of them riding a donkey, and two dogs. Christie's, 24 Jan 2017, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3958529.
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