Lot 64 · Master Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon
A Man Playing the Guitar
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- Estimate
- $700,000–$1,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Drawings from the Collection of Diane A. Nixon, New York · 4 February 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5352979
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, A Man Playing the Guitar. Sotheby's, 4 Feb 2026, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5352979.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, A Man Playing the Guitar. Sotheby's, 4 Feb 2026, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5352979.
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