Lot 131 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale)
A lady in a landscape with a fly on her shoulder: an Allegory of Touch
Frans Van Der Mijn · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $33,090–$49,635
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Day Sale), London · 5 February 1998
- Dimensions
- 34¼ x 27¼ in. (87 x 69.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4897379
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4897379 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4897379
Frans Van Der Mijn, A lady in a landscape with a fly on her shoulder: an Allegory of Touch. Christie's, 5 Feb 1998, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4897379.
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Frans Van Der Mijn, A lady in a landscape with a fly on her shoulder: an Allegory of Touch. Christie's, 5 Feb 1998, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4897379.
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