Lot 36 · Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
The Birth of Venus
Alexandre Cabanel · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 30 October 2002
- Dimensions
- 35 7/8 x 28¼ in. (91.1 x 71.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4391482
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alexandre Cabanel, The Birth of Venus. Christie's, 30 Oct 2002, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4391482.
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Alexandre Cabanel, The Birth of Venus. Christie's, 30 Oct 2002, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4391482.
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