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Lot 354 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day

A reclining male nude, his left arm raised ( recto ); Studies of the head of a woman wearing a veil and of a left hand holding a staff ( verso )

Antoine Coypel · black, red and white chalk on blue paper

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Estimate
£8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,076–$19,614
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day , London · 13 January 1998
Dimensions
12½ x 18 7/8 in. (32.3 x 47.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5009044
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Antoine Coypel, A reclining male nude, his left arm raised ( recto ); Studies of the head of a woman wearing a veil and of a left hand holding a staff ( verso ). Christie's, 13 Jan 1998, lot 354. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009044.

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Antoine Coypel, A reclining male nude, his left arm raised ( recto ); Studies of the head of a woman wearing a veil and of a left hand holding a staff ( verso ). Christie's, 13 Jan 1998, lot 354. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009044.

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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day · Jan 1998

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