Lot 75 · Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale
Leading the sheep across a flowering meadow
Louis Aimé Japy · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $4,748–$7,914
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 43.5 x 56.5 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5465743
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Aimé Japy, Leading the sheep across a flowering meadow. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465743.
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Louis Aimé Japy, Leading the sheep across a flowering meadow. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 75. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465743.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle on a riverbank | Hendrikus Van De Sande Bakhuyzen | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Mint (Red) | Ed Ruscha | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Black: Two Dots and Eleven | Alexander Calder | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Marching Figure | Bruce Nauman | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Andrew Head/Andrew Head, Stacked | Bruce Nauman | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (locomotive) | Robert Rauschenberg | $350,000–$550,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Aimé Japy | Shepherds with their flock 39 x 51 1/2in (99 x 131cm) | $3,840 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | |
| Louis Aimé Japy | Ferrying the flock | Bonhams, Mar 2014 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | La Porte Saint-Denis | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Louis Aimé Japy | Homeward bound 32 1/4 x 25 3/4in (81.9 x 65.5cm) | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Paul Désiré Trouillebert | Ferme près de Cernay | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Paul Désiré Trouillebert | Lavandiere sur le chemin, Loire unframed | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | La Place du Châtelet | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | Canal St-Martin in Winter | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.