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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century Paintings, New York · 4 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4085960
- Record
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Hugues Merle, Maternal Affection. Sotheby's, 4 May 2012, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4085960.
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Hugues Merle, Maternal Affection. Sotheby's, 4 May 2012, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4085960.
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From the same sale 19th Century Paintings · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Mrs. Margaretta Park Frew Riding | — | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Marguerite | A. Cipriani | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| La Toilette | Henri Gervex | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Two Eagles battling a lynx | Christolphe Fratin | $300,000–$400,000 | |
| Les étangs de Ville d'Avray | Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Romneya | Cecil Kennedy | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Merle | Hamlet and Ophelia | $312,500 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | |
| Hugues Merle | Jeune fille tenant un enfant endormi | Christie's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Egyptian Recruits Crossing the Desert | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Les hauteurs de Sèvres - Le chemin Troyon | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Hugues Merle | le songe d'hébé ou hébé après la chute | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Contes enfantines | Christie's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Baigneuses | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Memory of Saint-Ouen, Cow at the Pond (Souvenir de Saint-Oue | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 |
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.