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Lot 114 · Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours

Portrait of Julia Margaret (née Wilson), seated half-length, in a black dress with fur-trim

Herbert Gustave Schmalz · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,923–$8,205
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 22 July 2009
Dimensions
37½ x 29¼ in. (95.2 x 74.2 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5295359
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Herbert Gustave Schmalz, Portrait of Julia Margaret (née Wilson), seated half-length, in a black dress with fur-trim. Christie's, 22 Jul 2009, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295359.

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Herbert Gustave Schmalz, Portrait of Julia Margaret (née Wilson), seated half-length, in a black dress with fur-trim. Christie's, 22 Jul 2009, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295359.

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From the same sale Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours · Jul 2009

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Study of a Pug; and Study of a Scottish Terrier Edward Aistrop, 19th/20th Century £1,200–£1,800
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On the Amstel, Amsterdam John Ernest Aitken £500–£700
The hay gatherers George Arthur Fripp, R.w.s. £1,000–£1,500

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