Lot 188 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
Caricature of a man playing the double-bass
Jean-pierre Dantan · graphite and watercolour, heightened with white
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,226–$1,839
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 27 April 2010
- Dimensions
- 12 1/8 x 9¼ in. (30.7 x 23.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4474600
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4474600 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4474600
Jean-pierre Dantan, Caricature of a man playing the double-bass. Christie's, 27 Apr 2010, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4474600.
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Jean-pierre Dantan, Caricature of a man playing the double-bass. Christie's, 27 Apr 2010, lot 188. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4474600.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Abstraction 2 | Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar (Egyptian, 1925 - 1965) | $30,000–$40,000 | |
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| Trees | Jahangir Shahdadi (Iranian, b. 1943) | $4,000–$6,000 |
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