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- Estimate
- $800,000–$1,200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art, New York · 18 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4476667
- Record
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William-adolphe Bouguereau, Le Sommeil. Sotheby's, 18 May 2016, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4476667.
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William-adolphe Bouguereau, Le Sommeil. Sotheby's, 18 May 2016, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4476667.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ride | Jean Richard Goubie | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| lord henry bentinck's chestnut hunter firebird and policy, a foxhound… | Snr. John Ferneley | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Portrait de Ferdinand Chaigneau (tête et mains) | William-adolphe Bouguereau | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| fontainebleau-chênes inclinés dans une éclaircie de forêt | Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Farmyard Harmony | Edgar Hunt | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Les fiancés | Marie-françois Firmin-girard | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | l'agneau nouveau-né (the newborn lamb) | $975,000 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | |
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | william bouguereau | pâquerettes | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Après le bain | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | ora pro nobis | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Petite Bergère | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | innocence | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | Le Crabe | Sotheby's, Nov 2010 | ||
| William-adolphe Bouguereau | la branche de cerisier (the cherry branch) | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 |
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.