Lot 15 · 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art
Un nuage en plein soleil: A plume of smoke
Jan Baptist Huysmans · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $198,768–$298,151
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art , London · 2 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 25½ x 20 7/8 in. (63.5 x 53 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5440025
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Baptist Huysmans, Un nuage en plein soleil: A plume of smoke. Christie's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440025.
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Jan Baptist Huysmans, Un nuage en plein soleil: A plume of smoke. Christie's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440025.
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