Lot 85 · Master Paintings
a moonlit river landscape with figures fleeing a burning city
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings, New York · 26 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4480429
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, a moonlit river landscape with figures fleeing a burning city. Sotheby's, 26 May 2016, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4480429.
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, a moonlit river landscape with figures fleeing a burning city. Sotheby's, 26 May 2016, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4480429.
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