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- Estimate
- €3,500–€4,500 hammer ≈ $3,832–$4,928
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Irish Art, Paris · 10 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5123447
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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SIR William Orpen, Trying to Draw this Rabbit. Sotheby's, 10 May 2023, lot 40. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123447.
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SIR William Orpen, Trying to Draw this Rabbit. Sotheby's, 10 May 2023, lot 40. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123447.
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From the same sale Irish Art · May 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sacromonte from the Alhambra Granada | Letitia Marion Hamilton R.h.a. | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Equus | Rowan Gillespie | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| The Three Moors | Sir John Lavery R.a., R.s.a., R.h.a. | €30,000–€50,000 | |
| Head | Basil Blackshaw | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Fleurs | Roderic O'conor | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Grattan Bridge, Dublin | Martin Mooney | €3,000–€5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIR William Orpen | Study of an Art School model, probably Emily Scobel 28.5 x 2 | $4,175 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| SIR William Orpen | seated nude | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Grace | Christie's, Apr 2019 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Woman at her Toilet | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Standing Male Nude | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Charles William Wallace | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Waiting for Mossie | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Illustrated Letter | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 |
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.