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Lot 152 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours

Travellers conversing on a wooded path

Joseph Farington · pencil, pen and brown and grey ink, brown and grey wash

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Estimate
£5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,352–$13,364
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 18 June 1998
Dimensions
22½ x 18 in. (57.2 x 45.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4737698
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Farington, Travellers conversing on a wooded path. Christie's, 18 Jun 1998, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4737698.

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Joseph Farington, Travellers conversing on a wooded path. Christie's, 18 Jun 1998, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4737698.

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