Lot 53 · American Art
Violets in a Landscape
John La Farge · watercolor, gouache and pastel on paper laid down on paper
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 14 May 2003
- Dimensions
- 3¾ x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm.), image; 10 x 11¾ in. (25.4 x 29.9 cm.), sheet
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4526006
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John La Farge, Violets in a Landscape. Christie's, 14 May 2003, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4526006.
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John La Farge, Violets in a Landscape. Christie's, 14 May 2003, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4526006.
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|---|---|---|---|
| An Allegory of Earth | Follower of Jan Brueghel II and Follower of Hendrik van Balen | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| A roast pheasant, a roemer , olives, a lemon and a pipe, and oysters … | Follower of Georg Flegel | €2,500–€3,500 | |
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