Lot 20 · Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Study for a portrait of a Gentleman
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- Estimate
- $18,000–$22,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, New York · 25 January 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5092348
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Maurice-Quentin De La Tour, Study for a portrait of a Gentleman. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5092348.
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Maurice-Quentin De La Tour, Study for a portrait of a Gentleman. Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5092348.
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From the same sale Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · Jan 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacchus and Ariadne | Francesco Fontebasso | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| A vase of flowers on a stone ledge | Pieter Van Loo | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Outside the Colisée, Paris | Gabriel-jacques De Saint-aubin | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Portrait of a man in armor, said to be Count Federico Borromeo | — | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Portrait of the painter Jacques-Charles Dutillieu (1718-1777) | Jean-baptiste Perroneau | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| A hollyhock | Aert Schouman | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice-Quentin De La Tour | portrait of françois-augustin paradis de moncrif (1687-1770) | $18,148 | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | |
| Maurice-Quentin De La Tour | portrait of monseigneur vintimille du luc, archbishop of par | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 | ||
| Maurice-Quentin De La Tour | Portrait of Claude Dupouch | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Head of a young boy | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Jean-Honoré Fragonard | A scene from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso: Melissa puts the mag | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Meleager and his dog | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | A Standing Child | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Maurice-Quentin De La Tour | Portrait study of a lady, said to be Miss Fell | Christie's, Apr 2002 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.