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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century Paintings, New York · 5 May 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4006553
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William-adolphe Bouguereau, A Study for The Secret. Sotheby's, 5 May 2011, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4006553.
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William-adolphe Bouguereau, A Study for The Secret. Sotheby's, 5 May 2011, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4006553.
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From the same sale 19th Century Paintings · May 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the mouth of the Grand Canal, Santa Maria della Salute in the distance | Emilio Sanchez Perrier | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Les Oranges | William-adolphe Bouguereau | $1,400,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Sorrento, on the Bay of Naples | Franz Richard Unterberger | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Un marché au XVIIIè siècle | Louis Marie De Schryver | $120,000–$150,000 | |
| Les Champs-Élysées | Jean-francois Raffaelli | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Admiration | Vittorio Reggianini | $150,000–$200,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | La Soeur aînée (Elder Sister) | $203,200 | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | |
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Pépita (Répétition) | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | self-portrait | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | fleurs de printemps | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Le Sommeil | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Convoitise | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Portrait de jeune fille | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Le Citron | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 |
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.