Lot 26 · Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
Sorrow
Vincent Van Gogh · pencil and wash on paper laid down on thin card
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $467,599–$654,638
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART EVENING SALE, London · 7 February 2005
- Dimensions
- 18 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (46.7 x 30.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5846338
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5846338 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5846338
Vincent Van Gogh, Sorrow. Christie's, 7 Feb 2005, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5846338.
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Vincent Van Gogh, Sorrow. Christie's, 7 Feb 2005, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5846338.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale · Feb 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstrakter Kopf: Ostern | Alexej Von Jawlensky | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Mademoiselle Malo | Edgar Degas | £300,000–£450,000 | |
| Le dessert | Pierre Bonnard | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Portrait de jeune femme dans un intérieur (Portrait de Mme H) | Gustave Caillebotte | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Jeunes filles regardant un album | Edgar Degas | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Paysans aux champs | Georges Seurat | £150,000–£200,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Van Gogh | Vieux se chauffant | $1,179,169 | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | |
| Vincent Van Gogh | peasant woman seated | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh | orphan man | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh | Old man praying | Sotheby's, Feb 2016 | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh | Head of a Peasant | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh | Boerin bij de wastobbe, in een tuin (Woman by the Wash Tub, | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh | Tête de Paysanne à la Coiffe Blanche | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh | The Laundress | Sotheby's, May 2017 |
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.