A distraction from studies — Jules Girardet (French, 1856-1946)

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Estimate: £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,341–$16,202
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Sale: Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art, London (South Kensington) · 10 July 2009
Dimensions: 24 1/8 x 30½ in. (61.4 x 77.5 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5300173
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jules Girardet, A distraction from studies. Christie's, 10 Jul 2009, lot 335. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300173.

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Jules Girardet, A distraction from studies. Christie's, 10 Jul 2009, lot 335. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300173.

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From the same sale Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art · Jul 2009

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of a young woman, bust-length, in a linen headdress, and fur…	After Rogier Van Der Weyden	£3,000–£5,000
Portrait of Don Ambrogio Spinola, Marqués de los Balbases (1569-1630)…	After Sir Anthony Van Dyck	£5,000–£8,000
Tulips and peonies on stone steps	Circle Of Andrea Scacciati	£2,000–£3,000
An Italianate landscape with a figure on a track, a town and mountain…	Called Gaspard Poussin Gaspard Dughet	£6,000–£8,000
A rocky river landscape with figures conversing on a bank	Circle Of Salvator Rosa	£6,000–£8,000
Ducks and ducklings in a river landscape with peahens perched on a tomb	Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	£2,000–£3,000

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Jules Girardet	départ en voyage de noces	$42,000	Sotheby's, Oct 2004
Jules Girardet	A rest between chores		Christie's, May 2016
Edouard Henri Léon Cortès	Avenue des Champs-Elysées, crépuscule		Heritage Auctions, Jun 2022
Jean-baptiste-camille Corot	Gardienne et ses deux vaches au marais, circa 1860-5		Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026
Edouard Henri Léon Cortès	Place de la Madeleine		Sotheby's, Feb 2025
Edouard Henri Léon Cortès	Boulevard Montmartre, Théâtre des Variétés		Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023
Jules Girardet	The love letter		Sotheby's, Apr 2007
Jules Girardet	the lovers		Sotheby's, Apr 2008

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