Lot 144 · The Art of France
A trompe-l'oeil with a cat and a wooden log through a canvas, fish hanging from the stretcher
Louis-léopold Boilly · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of France, New York · 19 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 33½ x 37¾ in. (85 x 96 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4626236
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis-léopold Boilly, A trompe-l'oeil with a cat and a wooden log through a canvas, fish hanging from the stretcher. Christie's, 19 May 2004, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626236.
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Louis-léopold Boilly, A trompe-l'oeil with a cat and a wooden log through a canvas, fish hanging from the stretcher. Christie's, 19 May 2004, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626236.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Gaspard Gédéon Pétau, Seigneur de Maulette, half-length, … | Nicolas De Largillière | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in armor | Louis Tocqué | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Venus and the Three Graces tending to Cupid | Nicolas Vleughels | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Lilies, roses, tulips, carnations, and other flowers in a glass vase … | Nicolas Baudesson | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| The Happy Encounter | Philippe Mercier | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Bathsheba at her toilet | Jean-françois De Troy | $300,000–$500,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis-léopold Boilly | A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix | $823,500 | Christie's, Apr 2017 | |
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| François Boucher | The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| François Boucher | Cupid as the Genius of Peace; and Cupid as the Genius of War | Christie's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | morning; evening | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 |
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