Lot 435 · Christie's Interiors
Asleep by the rural track
John Varley R.w.s. · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,025–$1,465
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 7 April 2009
- Dimensions
- 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5385176
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Varley R.w.s., Asleep by the rural track. Christie's, 7 Apr 2009, lot 435. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5385176.
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John Varley R.w.s., Asleep by the rural track. Christie's, 7 Apr 2009, lot 435. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5385176.
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