Lot 89 · 19th Century European Art
Sketch for a Portrait of George Washington
Rembrandt Peale · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art , London (South Kensington) · 29 November 2001
- Dimensions
- 50 x 32 in. (127 x 81.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5913429
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rembrandt Peale, Sketch for a Portrait of George Washington. Christie's, 29 Nov 2001, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5913429.
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Rembrandt Peale, Sketch for a Portrait of George Washington. Christie's, 29 Nov 2001, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5913429.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Nov 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figures bustling on the quay, Naples | Bilotta, (Italian, 19th/20th Century) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Before and After the Election, A Pair | George Washington Allston Jenkins (1816-1907) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| The Fifteenth Amendment (or Civil Rights) | George Bacon Wood (1831-1910) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A study of classical figures | Ferdinand-Victor Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863) | — | |
| Barges moored at a bridge in Paris | Jules-achille Noël | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A country gentleman | Aimé-jules Dalou Paris | £1,200–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Avery | Piano Player Waiting | $76,200 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Rembrandt Peale | Portrait of Charles Hodge | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | thomas hart benton | study from nature (study for 'the white | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Guy Carleton Wiggins | Wall Street Winter | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Study for April Fool: Girl with Shopkeeper 16 x 15 1/4 in. ( | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Milton Avery | Bird Over Sea 28 x 22 1/8 in. (71.1 x 56.2 cm.) | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | Martha's Vineyard (Beetlebung Corner) | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Rembrandt Peale | Martha Washington | Heritage Auctions, May 2013 |
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.