Lot 1153 · Impressionist/Modern Day Sale
Catullus writing his ode on Lesbia's dead sparrow
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,365–$3,941
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist/Modern Day Sale, London · 9 December 2010
- Dimensions
- 4 x 3 5/8 in. (10.3 x 9.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4896093
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Angelica Kauffman, Catullus writing his ode on Lesbia's dead sparrow. Christie's, 9 Dec 2010, lot 1153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4896093.
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Angelica Kauffman, Catullus writing his ode on Lesbia's dead sparrow. Christie's, 9 Dec 2010, lot 1153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4896093.
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