Lot 34 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Head of a man in a turban looking upwards; and A bearded man looking upwards
Pieter Coecke Van Aelst · black chalk, brush and black ink, colored chalks, pricked for transfer
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, New York · 29 January 2009
- Dimensions
- 12¾ x 9½ in. (323 x 241 mm.); 10¾ x 12 1/3 in. (272 x 313 mm.) (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5398629
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pieter Coecke Van Aelst, Head of a man in a turban looking upwards; and A bearded man looking upwards. Christie's, 29 Jan 2009, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5398629.
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Pieter Coecke Van Aelst, Head of a man in a turban looking upwards; and A bearded man looking upwards. Christie's, 29 Jan 2009, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5398629.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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