Lot 338 · Christie's Interiors
Portrait of a young French farmworker
William Lee Hankey · pencil and watercolour, on buff paper
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,581–$2,371
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 21 February 2012
- Dimensions
- 13½ x 9 3/8 in. (34.4 x 23.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4617225
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Lee Hankey, Portrait of a young French farmworker. Christie's, 21 Feb 2012, lot 338. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617225.
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William Lee Hankey, Portrait of a young French farmworker. Christie's, 21 Feb 2012, lot 338. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617225.
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