Lot 151 · British and Victorian Paintings, Including Scottish Pictures
The Picnic
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,167–$1,668
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PAINTINGS, INCLUDING SCOTTISH PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 19 November 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6294819
- Record
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William Kay Blacklock, The Picnic. Christie's, 19 Nov 1998, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6294819.
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William Kay Blacklock, The Picnic. Christie's, 19 Nov 1998, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6294819.
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From the same sale British and Victorian Paintings, Including Scottish Pictures · Nov 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sens propre | Ren Magritte (1898-1967) | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Le Savoir | Ren Magritte (1898-1967) | $120,000–$160,000 | |
| La Tempte | Ren Magritte (1898-1967) | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Les Chants de Maldoror | Ren Magritte (1898-1967) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Seven Drawings: Lettres persanes (Un Peu de l'me des bandits) | Ren Magritte (1898-1967) | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| L'tat de grace | Ren Magritte (1898-1967) | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kay Blacklock | Sandcastles at the seaside; Girl and a hungry goat, a pair b | $2,348 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | |
| William Kay Blacklock | 'Stacking the corn' | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | ||
| William Kay Blacklock | The Toy Boat | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2023 | ||
| William Kay Blacklock | The flower picker | Christie's, Jun 1999 | ||
| William Kay Blacklock | Mending the nets | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| William Kay Blacklock | Picking flowers | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| William Kay Blacklock | Burning stubble | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| William Kay Blacklock | 'A Smithy, Normandy' | Bonhams, Sep 2014 |
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.