Lot 560 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours
Two male nudes
Paolo Pagani · pen and brown ink, brown wash
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,888–$8,146
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 20½ x 15¼ in. (52 x 38.7 cm.), unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300684
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5300684 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5300684
Paolo Pagani, Two male nudes. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 560. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300684.
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Paolo Pagani, Two male nudes. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 560. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300684.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A draped figure | Florentine School, 19th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A theorbo-player by a balustrade, with a subsidiary study of his hands | Aurelio Lomi | £3,000–£4,000 | |
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| Studies of arms, hands and drapery | Italian School, 17th Century | £400–£600 |
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